Personal assistant PER9073/AC

Pembrokeshire Direct Payments; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Pembrokeshire Direct Payments is hiring a Personal Assistant to support a young man in Pembrokeshire with autism within the Direct Payments scheme. The role focuses on companionship, facilitating activities, and building confidence in the community in a one-to-one setting.

The position involves off-site work within the community, ensuring safety, monitoring meals when required, and adapting to meet emotional needs while providing consistent support and engagement.

Qualifications

• Autism awareness or experience helpful.
• Flexible, compassionate and patient approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage in activities aligned with the young man’s interests (swimming, cinema, outdoor activities).
• Support participation in community activities and encourage confidence building.
• Offer one-to-one support, monitor emotional wellbeing and safety.
• Assist with meals and snacks as needed.
• Maintain safety during working hours and be aware of hazards.

Job description

(The Direct Payments Recipient is the employer, and they hold all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations).

Introduction:

Are you a fun, outgoing person who would enjoy exploring new activities and places of interest within Pembrokeshire? Would you like to spend time swimming, going to the cinema or out for food or a drink? If you would like the opportunity to make a difference in somebody’s life and give this young man a chance to create special memories in a safe environment, then you have found the right job.

As part of your role, you will support this young man to develop his interests, access activities and improve his confidence and to continue developing on a personal level. You will use excellent communication skills to build a good rapport with this young man, reduce his anxiety and encourage him to expand his range of activities. If you are interested in this exciting new opportunity.

A person with a fun, happy outlook on life would be suitable for this role. Ideally, this will be matched with a good personality and sense of humour to pass the time away chatting, enjoying activities and living life to the full. A knowledge of Autism is desired for this role.

This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this man’s family to manage his support independently by employing their own personal assistant.

The main duties to be included within this role are to:

• Provide companionship through good interaction. Explore this young man’s interests and get to know what his likes and dislikes are. Support him to develop them. This young man enjoys swimming, bowling, going to the cinema or being outdoors.
• Provide support and encouragement for this young man when out and about in the community to enable him to participate in and try new, fun and interesting activities to improve his confidence, abilities and satisfaction.
• Give this young man consistent one-to-one support and adapt to meet all of his emotional needs, enabling him to develop personally. A happy person, with a good sense of humour and similar interests, would be ideal for this role.
• Ensure food intake is monitored when required. A personal assistant must be able to prepare meals and light snacks when required.
• Ensure this young man is safe at all times during your working period constant supervision is required as knowledge of hazards is limited
• Local knowledge of activities available would be advantageous to this post, as the hours worked will be off-site within the community.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks that your employer requests