Personal Assistant/KLB/PER18120

Direct Payment Employer; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Direct Payments Support service is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a wheelchair user in Carmarthen with 16 hours a week of socialisation and community involvement.

The role focuses on accessing local community activities, attending events, and enjoying outings while promoting independence and inclusion. You will provide companionship, transport, and assistance with daily tasks, ensuring safety and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Caring and patient demeanor.
• Reliable and honest.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative.
• Good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
• Flexible with working patterns and duties as required by the employer.
• Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
• Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer.
• Able to develop long-term supportive relationships with employers.
• Full, clean driving licence and use of a car may be required, depending on needs.
• Prepared to have business use on vehicle insurance for work hours.
• Willing to undergo training to meet employer needs.

Responsibilities

• Support employer to access social and leisure activities (walking, events, cinema, pubs).
• Provide safe and reliable transport to activities and appointments.
• Encourage independence and social interaction.
• Enable participation in community life and outings.
• Assist with shopping and activities of interest.
• Develop independent living skills.
• Provide companionship and conversation in the home.
• Encourage attendance at appointments.
• Ensure safety during working hours.
• Carry out reasonable tasks during working hours.
• Comply with Data Protection Act and confidentiality.
• Be mindful of safeguarding and report concerns promptly.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Reliable

Flexible

Good communicator

Self-motivated

Local knowledge

Time-keeping

Driving license

Car use

Job description

A friendly gentleman with Cerebral Palsy from Carmarthen is seeking a Personal Assistant to provide 16 hours a week of socialisation and community support.

He is a wheelchair user and would like assistance to access the local community, attend social activities, and enjoy outings.

He has an excellent sense of humour, enjoys good conversation, and is passionate about all types of sport. The ideal Personal Assistant will be friendly, reliable, sociable, and able to support him in pursuing his interests while promoting independence and inclusion within the community.

Responsibilities

• 1. Support the employer to access and participate in social and leisure activities, including going for walks, attending sporting events, visiting the cinema, and attending local public houses and clubs.
• 2. Provide safe and reliable transport to social activities, appointments, and community outings.
• 3. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence.
• 4. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community.
• 5. Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest.
• 6. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills.
• 7. To provide companionship in the employer's home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
• 8. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
• 9. Ensuring the employer's safety at all times during your working hours
• 10. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours.
• 11. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
• 12. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
• 13. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts:

• 1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
• 2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
• 3. Able to contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.

Job Working Environment:

Working in employer's homes and supporting them to access facilities and community activities.

Person specification - Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

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

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)

A Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) / criminal record check will require to be undertaken for this post. This will be completed on acceptance of job offer.

This position was posted by the Direct Payments Support service on behalf of the Direct Payment Recipient. The Direct Payment Recipient is the employer. They hold all the employer's responsibilities associated with this role.