Personal Assistant/PER14092

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Llandovery; On-site; GBP 6,200 - 7,800; Part time

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service in Wales is seeking a Personal Assistant to provide 10 hours per week of in-home support for an elderly gentleman in Llandovery. Tasks include personal care, meal assistance, light domestic duties, and transfers as needed.

Role focuses on promoting independence, social interaction, and safety during working hours. You will work closely with the client to support daily living while maintaining dignity and privacy, with safeguarding

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care assistance and companionship.
• Ability to maintain dignity and privacy during care.
• Understanding of safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Support the employer to gain independence and living skills.
• Provide companionship and social interaction at home.
• Encourage attending appointments and safeguarding.
• Ensure safety during working hours and report concerns.
• Assist with personal care tasks and transfers where required.
• Cover duties while employer's PA is on leave.

Skills

Companionship

Empathy

Safeguarding

Communication

Job description

An elderly gentleman from Llandovery needs a Personal Assistant for 10 hours per week to support with personal care tasks, washing and dressing as required and to cover whilst over PA takes leave.

To be supported with toileting tasks, he will require support to ensure incontinence aids are worn as required. To be supported with meal preparation tasks. The gentleman has a soft diet, eating foods such as fish and very soft vegetables. He doesn't eat meat. To have support with light domestic tasks. To support with transfers using equipment in place.

To be able to socialise and get out and about whilst accessing care, as required .

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
• Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
• To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with them 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.

Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts:

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

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

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service