Personal Assistant/TN/PER27366

Carmarthenshire County Council; Pontyberem; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government body seeks a caring and proactive personal assistant in Pontyberem, Wales, to provide support for a client. The role involves facilitating social interaction, helping with daily tasks, and ensuring safety. Ideal candidates should be reliable, possess excellent communication skills, and have a good understanding of the local area. A full driving licence may be required, and a DBS check will be conducted upon job acceptance. Flexible working hours are expected to meet the client's needs.

Qualifications

• Caring, patient, and friendly demeanor.
• Responsible, reliable, and honest.
• Ability to maintain simple records of time.
• Full, clean driving licence is likely required.

Responsibilities

• Support employer in gaining independence.
• Help employer interact social with the community.
• Provide companionship and engage in conversation.
• Ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.

Skills

Caring nature

Good local knowledge

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Reliability

Job description

Overview

A lady from Pontyberem requires a PA for 7 hours per week (split between a few visits per week) to help with her correspondence and to access the community for activities. Encourage her to carry out daily tasks around the house.

Principal Duties and 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
• To provide companionship in the employer's home, including engaging in conversation with the employer 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.

Job Working Environment

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

Requirements

• Caring, patient and friendly.
• Responsible, reliable and honest.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Has 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 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.