Part-Time Personal Assistant: Independent Living Support

Direct Payment Employer; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Direct Payments Support service is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a young man who uses a direct payment. The role involves 22 hours per week of in-home and community-based support aimed at promoting independence and wellbeing.

You will accompany the employer to activities, assist with shopping and appointments, and help maintain social and community engagement while ensuring safety and dignity at all times.

Qualifications

• Caring, patient and friendly.
• Responsible, reliable and honest.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
• Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
• Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
• Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
• Able to develop long-term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
• A full, clean driving licence and use of a car is likely to be required.
• You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.
• Be prepared to undergo training in order to best meet the employers need.

Responsibilities

• 1. Encouraging independence and supporting the employer to gain autonomy.
• 2. Enabling social interaction in the community.
• 3. Providing support with shopping and attending activities of interest.
• 4. Developing independent living skills.
• 5. Providing companionship and social interaction at home.
• 6. Encouraging appointments.
• 7. Ensuring safety during working hours.
• 8. Carrying out reasonable tasks as requested.
• 9. Compliance with Data Protection Act.
• 10. Reporting safeguarding concerns to the local authority.
• 11. Contacting GP or social worker if medical help is needed.

Skills

Caring

Responsible

Proactive

Local area knowledge

Time-keeping & flexibility

Record-keeping

Communication

Relationship-building

Driving licence

Vehicle insurance (business use)

Willing to train

Job description

Direct Payments Support service is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a young man who uses a direct payment. The role involves 22 hours per week of in-home and community-based support aimed at promoting independence and wellbeing.

You will accompany the employer to activities, assist with shopping and appointments, and help maintain social and community engagement while ensuring safety and dignity at all times.