DPPA/CS/205780 - Personal Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Maestir; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An Individual Employer in Maestir is seeking a Welsh speaking Personal Assistant to support a 16-year-old with severe learning difficulties. Responsibilities include assisting with activities, promoting social engagement, and ensuring safety. The role requires flexibility in hours, caring demeanor, and fluent Welsh. Competitive pay at £14.50 per hour, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to support individuals with severe learning difficulties.
• Experience in planning and facilitating activities.
• Flexibility around working hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities such as swimming and gaming.
• Provide social stimulation and community engagement.
• Ensure the safety of the client while on duty.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication skills

Fluent Welsh

Driving ability

Job description

Overview

Job title: Welsh speaking Personal assistant

Location: Cribyn/Lampeter

Hours of work: up to 8 hours per week term time; 14 hours per week during school holidays by arrangement with the employer, after school and weekends included.

Rate of pay: £14.50 per hour.

We are looking for a responsible, patient, and caring person to support and assist a 16-year-old with severe learning difficulties to be able to take up the role as soon as possible, once checks are completed. The candidate is expected to help develop and extend the individual0s extracurricular interests and help promote positive social behaviour. The candidate is expected to use part of the working hours to develop a program of weekly activities, jointly working in discussion with the young person to ensure routine and structure in their daily life. The ability to speak Welsh is essential. The ability to drive and take the individual to activities and classes regularly will be essential.

Main Duties

• Assist them to complete activities of interest independent of family such as swimming/horse-riding, gaming, trips out or other stimulating activities as they arise.
• Provide a level of social stimulation and engage with the service user to explore the community.
• Always ensure the safety of the client whilst on duty.
• To carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time.

Personal Specification

• Active, reliable, caring, honest, responsible, and patient, with a good sense of humour
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills, fluent Welsh speaker

Additional Information

Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. To apply for this job please complete the application form.

This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. If you have an online update DBS you have a great chance of becoming shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer to recruit much quicker; if you wish to update your current DBS please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided. This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months.

Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4 weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement.

You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment. You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences.

You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.

Please note the Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council is advertising the following posts on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.