Job Ref: 771 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)

Swansea City Council; Swansea; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 5,400; Part time

Job summary

Swansea City Council is seeking a Social Care Personal Assistant to support a private client in Swansea. The role is 6 hours per week, with days/afternoons flexible. A car capable of transporting a wheelchair is required.

DBS check is mandatory and costs may be covered for eligible applicants. There is a six-month probationary period; salary is paid monthly and annual leave is pro rata. You will need to respect privacy and confidentiality, be dependable and punctual, and have business car

Qualifications

• Be able to drive to enable outings in the community.
• Lift a heavy wheelchair and have a car big enough to accommodate it.
• Be of similar age.

Responsibilities

• Drive to enable client to go out in the community.
• Help with house tasks and admin tasks as needed.

Skills

Driver

Mobility support

Punctual

Job description

Job Ref: 771 - 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 man living in Swansea. I have spina bifida which effects my mobility. I spend my time on the internet, playing online games or reading. I would like to be able to go out in the community which I have not been able to do for a few years. My PA would need to have a car big enough for a wheelchair to fit. I would like to look at getting a cat but would need help from my PA to register with a vet.

Driver required to take me out

Hours of work

6 hours per weeks days flexible (preferably in the afternoon )

Rate of pay.

I need you to:

• Drive to enable me to get out in the community.
• Be able to lift a heavy wheelchair and have a car big enough to accommodate it.
• You are of similar age.

I’d like support with

• Going out in the community.
• Helping around the house with things that I struggle with.
• Help with any admin that I need to do.

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.

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.