DPPA/CS/PER108466 - Personal Assistant

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service; New Quay; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Expenses paid by employer

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a wonderful 8-year-old girl. The role is 6 hours per week, mainly evenings and weekends, at £15 per hour, with expenses paid by the employer.

You will provide one-to-one support in the community, promoting her independence and participation in activities she loves. The ideal candidate is reliable, patient, and enthusiastic, comfortable joining in play, and able to supervise a child with

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or individuals with disabilities is desirable but not essential, as the right attitude, patience, and willingness to learn are most important.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support in the community to help her enjoy fun, meaningful activities.
• Encourage independence where appropriate and help her take part in activities she loves.
• Ensure safety and wellbeing given her visual impairment and limited awareness of danger.

Skills

Caring

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Flexible

Patient

Job description

Company: Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service

Personal Assistant (PA) – Support Worker for a Wonderful 8-Year-Old Girl

Hours: 6 hours per week (mainly evenings and weekends) to suit the needs of the employer

Rate of Pay: £15.00 per hour

We are looking for a caring, reliable, and enthusiastic Personal Assistant to support a friendly and sociable 8-year-old girl has an intellectual disability and vision impairment.

Because of her visual impairment, she always requires close supervision and may not be aware of everyday dangers.

She is a happy, outgoing child who enjoys being around people and is a pleasure to support.

About the Role

The role focuses on helping her enjoy fun, meaningful activities while ensuring her safety and wellbeing. You will provide one-to-one support in the community, encouraging her independence where appropriate and helping her take part in the activities she loves.

Her Interests Include

• Cub Scouts
• Social outings and spending time with others
• role play with her Dollie's and particularly loves young children/babies.

We Are Looking for Someone Who Is

• Kind, patient, and compassionate
• Reliable and punctual
• Energetic and willing to engage in play and activities
• Not afraid to join in
• Confident supervising a child who has limited awareness of danger
• Able to build a positive, trusting relationship
• Flexible to work mainly evenings and weekends

Experience supporting children or individuals with disabilities is desirable but not essential, as the right attitude, patience, and willingness to learn are most important.

What We Offer

• £15.00 per hour
• 6 hours per week with regular evening and weekend shifts
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to a child's life
• A rewarding and enjoyable role supporting a happy, engaging young girl
• 5.6hrs annual leave pro rata
• Expenses paid by employer

This position may be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council.

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.