Personal Assistant LJ/64205

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

Job summary

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking a caring, patient individual to support a wonderful 13-year-old girl with autism and epilepsy in her home and local community. The role focuses on safety, companionship, and enabling independence through gentle guidance and engaging activities in outdoor and nature settings.

The successful candidate will be calm, reliable, and able to build trust at her pace, with strong time-keeping and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Caring, patient and friendly.
• Responsible, reliable and honest.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
• 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.
• Ability 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. This is determined by the needs of the employer and whether you live within walking distance.
• Be prepared to undergo training in order to best meet the employers need.

Responsibilities

• Providing companionship in the employer’s home and engaging in conversation.
• Supporting the employer to gain independence.
• Helping the employer to interact socially in their community.
• Assisting with shopping and attending activities of interest.
• Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills.
• Encouraging safe and respectful participation in daily routines.
• Encouraging the employer to attend appointments.
• Ensuring the employer’s safety during working hours.
• Carrying out other reasonable tasks as requested by the employer.
• Ensuring compliance with Data Protection Act and safeguarding guidelines.

Skills

Calm

Patient

Nurturing

Good listener

Job description

Seeking a kind, calm, and dedicated individual to support a wonderful young girl (13years )with autism and epilepsy.

She has a big personality, lots of character, and is truly great to be around once she feels safe, listened to, and at ease. She has plenty of energy and thrives when spending time outdoors, especially in nature. She has a strong interest in animals and enjoys expressive and creative activities. She is someone who needs lots of movement to help regulate her system with the balance of appropriate rest and expressive /creative activities. She works well with less pressure and instructions ,pictures can be helpful to process some information. She is an active learner and learns best through physically doing something.

About you:

• Calm, patient, and naturally nurturing
• Energetic and happy to be active indoors/outdoors
• Enjoys being around children
• A good listener who can build trust at her pace
• Gentle, pleasant, and emotionally aware
• Spiritual or nature-oriented outlook welcomed
• Experience with autism and/or epilepsy would be helpful

This role would suit someone who can provide space that feels welcoming, engaging and purposeful. Someone who has an unrushed presence. Someone who genuinely enjoys working with children, loves nature and animals, and can bring warmth, steadiness, and positive energy into a young person’s life.

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

Principal duties and responsibilities:

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

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. 1. Caring, patient and friendly.
2. 2. Responsible, reliable and honest.
3. 3. Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
4. 4. Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
5. 5. Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
6. 6. Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
7. 7. Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
8. 8. Able to develop long-term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
9. 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. 10. You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours
11. 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.