DPPA/JT/612625 - Personal Assistant

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An individual employer in the United Kingdom is looking for a Personal Assistant to help a young lady with social activities, including shopping and outings. This role requires flexibility in hours and includes evening and weekend support. Ideal candidates should be active, reliable, and have good communication skills. The position is part-time at 6 hours per week, offering £14.00 per hour.

Benefits

Annual leave entitlement

Statutory entitlements

Training provided

Qualifications

• Must be able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Maintaining confidentiality and being aware of privacy is essential.
• Must develop and maintain a supportive relationship.

Responsibilities

• Help the employer develop a social scene.
• Carry out reasonable requests made by the employer.

Skills

Active and energetic

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Flexibility around hours

Caring and patient

Reliable

Job description

Job title

Personal Assistant

Location & hours

Llandysul
6 hours per week

Rate of pay

£14.00 per hour

Introduction

I am a young lady of 17 and would like someone to take me out and help me socialise in the community. I would like someone who can stay into the evening with me as I have school during the day. I like shopping, café, going to the beach etc. I need late night and early mornings at the weekend.

Main Duties

• To get me out to help develop my social scene.
• To carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time.

Person Specification

• 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.

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.