Personal Assistant/TN/PER13727

Direct Payment Employer; Whitland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support service in Whitland is seeking a Personal Assistant to help a lady engage with the community. The role requires providing companionship, facilitating social interactions, and encouraging independence. Candidates must be caring, responsible, and willing to undergo training. A DBS check will be required. This part-time position is vital in fostering community ties and ensuring safety within the employer's home.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop supportive relationships.
• Good local knowledge of the area.
• Proactive and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Support the employer to gain independence.
• Assist in social interactions and community activities.
• Ensure the employer's safety during work hours.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Reliable

Good communication

Time-keeping

Job description

A Personal Assistant is sought by a lady from Llanfallteg Whitland to work 16 hours per week to support her to go out, join local groups (Whitland, Narberth) and re-engage with the community. The role includes encouragement and reassurance to meet new people and socialise.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Providing companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation and social interaction
• Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
• Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during working hours
• Carrying out any other reasonable tasks requested by the employer during working hours
• Ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act
• Being mindful of safeguarding issues and feeding any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
• Being responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance

Relationships / Communication

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

Job Working Environment

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

Person specification – Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills

• 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
• 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. This is determined by the needs of the employer and whether you live within walking distance
• You must 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 employer’s needs

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)

A DBS / criminal record check will be undertaken for this post. This will be completed on acceptance of the job offer.

“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.”