Job Ref: 765 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)

Swansea City Council; Swansea; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Client in Swansea area requires a female Personal Assistant to provide care and support at home. You will work with another PA to support one client, with flexible hours and a probation period of six months. You must have your own car with business insurance and be able to travel to community activities when needed.

DBS clearance will be processed at Swansea council's expense where eligible. Salary details will be discussed and paid monthly, with annual leave pro-rated.

Responsibilities

• Keep the client safe within her environment and watch for potential dangers.
• Assist with personal care tasks such as washing, dressing and maintaining privacy and dignity.
• Prepare and cook basic meals and assist with eating and drinking according to guidelines.
• Support daily domestic activities (washing clothes, washing/drying dishes) and help keep a clean, safe home.
• Possibly accompany the client in the community (to day care or appointments) with flexible hours.
• Be reliable, mature, patient, adaptable and arrive on time; must have business car insurance.

Job description

Job Ref: 765 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)

Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.

A little about myself:

I am a middle-aged lady; I live at home with my brother in Cockett. I have a severe learning disability. This means that I require a lot of support with all my individual needs. I like to do things on my terms and can often occupy myself with the activities that are of interest to me. I also enjoy watching what people are doing around me or outside my house and sometimes have great fun engaging with people in a manner to which I am accustomed.

Driver required with own car.

Hours of work

Flexible hours to be discussed

you will be working with another PA- 2 staff to 1 client.

Rate of pay.

I need you to:

Be female due to personal care.

Be fit and active

I’d like support with

Keeping me safe within my environment

Watching for potential dangers.

Preparing and cooking basic meals.

Assisting me to eat and drink according to guidelines.

Helping me with personal care tasks such as washing, changing, and dressing.

Possibly accompanying me in the community with my brother, e.g., to access my day care service or go for a blood test.

Simple every day domestic activities that result from the care I receive and maintain a safe and clean environment, e.g., putting dirty items in the washing machine, washing and drying dishes etc.

I will need my PA to:

Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.

Be confident, mature and have patience.

Be dependable and arrive on time.

Be friendly with an easy-going manner.

Be adaptable and flexible.

Be supportive but not take over.

Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.

Concerning the position

A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.