DPPA/JT/186232 - Personal Assistant

Ceredigion County Council; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support organization is looking for a committed and caring Personal Assistant to support a disabled artist in accessing the community. The role requires flexibility in hours, a full driving licence, and entails various supportive tasks, including social interactions and personal assistance. This part-time position is ideal for someone who is energetic and patient, with good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Must have own transport and a full, clean driving licence.
• Experience in care or support role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support with social interactions and community access.
• Assist with appointments and therapy.
• Help with activities like cooking, gardening, and painting.

Skills

Caring

Flexibility

Good communication

Reliability

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Job description

A committed, caring and flexible Personal Assistant is required to support a lovely lady to access her community for 6 hours a week. The hours are to be worked flexibly as required and agreed in advance. This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this lady to manage her support independently. The lady is a disabled Artist and writer who needs a PA to support these activities. Training can be provided as required and where available. Must have own transport and a full, clean driving licence. The lady has her own vehicle and prefers to do her own driving.

Main Duties

• Carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time.
• Support and encourage her with gaining independence and enable her to interact socially within her community.
• Support with attending appointments and also therapy.
• Support and encourage her with activities such as accessing the Beach, Pentre Ifan, St Davids, Cinema, art galleries, theatre, painting, gardening, cooking and other activities of interest.
• Support with taking notes for her dictation of poetry.
• Provide some assistance with shopping and heavy lifting where required.
• Ensure her safety at all times during your working period.
• Befriending.
• Local knowledge of activities available would be advantageous to this post, as the hours worked will be off‑site within the community.

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 updated 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.

Personal qualities you will need

• Active and energetic
• A good sense of humour
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job
• Caring, honest, responsible and patient
• Reliable with good time‑keeping
• Able to use own initiative and be self‑motivated
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship
• Good communication and inter‑personal skills