Personal Assistant LJ/ 35766

Direct Payment Employer; Ammanford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Payment Recipient seeks a devoted personal assistant to support a 54-year-old blind gentleman in Brynaman. The role involves personal care, companionship, community access, and enabling independence while staying flexible to employer needs.

Applicants should be caring, reliable, with good local knowledge and driving capacity. DBS check will be completed on offer; duties include safeguarding and reporting to local authorities as needed.

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.
• 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

• Providing for the personal care needs of the employer, such as washing and toileting.
• Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence.
• Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community.
• Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest.
• Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills.
• To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction.
• Encouraging the employer to attend appointments.
• Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours.
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours.
• To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
• Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751).
• Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

Skills

Caring

Patience

Reliability

Proactive

Local knowledge

Time-keeping

Record-keeping

Communication

Relationship-building

Driving licence

Vehicle insurance (business use)

Job description

Personal assistant needed for 54 year blind gentleman who lives independently in Brynaman. He enjoys bowls, socialising,

gardening, walking and spending me with animals.

Has Behcets and is type 1 diabe c.

Thrives when he spends time with friends and loves meeting new people.

Likes to be the entertainer and wants to make people happy.

“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. Carmarthenshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations.”

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

Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts:

1. 1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
2. 2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
3. 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.

Responsibilities:

1. 1. Providing for the personal care needs of the employer, such as washing and toileting
2. 2. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
3. 3. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
4. 4. Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
5. 5. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
6. 6. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
7. 7. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
8. 8. Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
9. 9. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
10. 10. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
11. 11. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
12. 12. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

A 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.