DPPA/KJP/193306 - Personal Assistant

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

Job summary

A local support service seeks a Personal Assistant to assist an elderly lady with varying abilities in the Llanybydder area. The role involves providing personal care, companionship, and support with daily activities for 4.75 hours a week. Candidates must be caring, patient, and reliable, with strong communication skills. Flexible hours are preferable, and the position requires an enhanced DBS check.

Benefits

Annual leave entitlement

Mandatory training provided

Paid in arrears on a 4-weekly basis

Qualifications

• Must be caring, honest, responsible, and patient.
• Flexibility around hours of work and duties is essential.
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and support relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and toileting.
• Make drinks and snacks.
• Prompt to take medications.
• Help transfers to wheeled commode or bathroom.

Skills

Caring

Honesty

Reliability

Good communication skills

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Location: Llanybydder area

Hours of work: 4.75 hours per week

Rate of Pay: £14.00 per hour

Introduction

A personal assistant is sought for mum who is an elderly lady with varying abilities, she is not very mobile, has episodes of confusion and has good and not so good days.

We are offering 4.75 hours per week preferably Tuesday 2pm onward or Thursday 1pm onwards.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and toileting, including cleaning and changing pads
• Companionship
• Make drinks and snacks
• Prompt to take medications
• Help transfers to wheeled commode or to bathroom

Personal Specification

• Caring, honest, responsible, and patient
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job
• 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; the service user has aphasia and so time and patience is needed to enable and encourage him to communicate his wishes

Disclaimer / Employment Details

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.