Personal assistant PER9073/AC

Pembrokeshire Direct Payments; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community service provider in Haverfordwest is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a young man in developing his interests and confidence through engaging activities. The ideal candidate should have a fun personality, good communication skills, and knowledge of Autism. The role requires a driving license and provides a flexible working pattern with competitive hourly pay.

Benefits

5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata)

Sick pay at SSP rate

Training provided if required

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Autism is desired.
• A full, clean driving license is required.
• Business use insurance on your vehicle is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship through good interaction.
• Support the young man in the community to try new activities.
• Ensure food intake is monitored and prepare meals.
• Carry out reasonable tasks as requested by the employer.

Skills

Good communication skills

Local knowledge of activities

Proactive and self-motivated

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Personal assistant

Job Reference: PER9073/AC

Location: Haverfordwest Area

Hourly Rate: £12.60

Hours Offered: 25 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday

Reporting to

The Direct Payments Recipient. 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, apply now to express your interest.

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:

Responsibilities

• 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 with constant supervision 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.

Personal specification

• Responsible and honest
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Has good local knowledge
• Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties
• Good communicator
• Able to develop a supportive and consistent relationship

Other Requirements

• A full, clean driving licence and use of a car is required.
• You must have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.

Benefits

• 5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata)
• Sick pay at SSP rate
• Training provided if required

Disclaimer

Please note that this vacancy is not for employment with Pembrokeshire County Council. Pembrokeshire County Council has posted this advert on behalf of a Direct Payments client. The client will be the employer and holds all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of the job role being advertised.

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is of high importance and is everybody’s business. If you have any concerns about the safeguarding of an individual, you should contact the Local Authority as soon as possible.

DBS disclosure and recruitment

This appointment is subject to a DBS disclosure check, at no cost to the applicant. We would recommend that the applicant register on the DBS update service. Being on this service will enable you to speed up any future job applications for personal assistant roles. Please note that there is a charge of £16.00 per year applicable to this service which can be refunded.

We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you are unable to do this, please contact the Direct Payments Team as early as possible on 01437 775655. Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch with the Direct Payments Team on 01437 775655 or by emailing [e-mail].