Personal Assistant/TN/PER3831

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support service in the United Kingdom seeks a dedicated Personal Assistant to aid a young lady with mobility challenges in accessing the community. Responsibilities include assisting with toileting, providing companionship, and encouraging social interactions. A clean driving license is required. Ideal candidates are caring, responsible, and possess good local knowledge. The role involves flexible hours, ensuring the employer's safety, and maintaining compliant records.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal assistance and care.
• Full, clean driving license and access to a suitable vehicle.
• Prepared to undergo DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide support with toileting whilst out in the community.
• Assist on walks to the beach or Burry Port.
• Encourage employer's independence and social interaction.
• Ensure employer's safety at all times.

Skills

Caring and friendly

Reliable

Good communicator

Local area knowledge

Flexible

Job description

A young lady with Spina Bifida & Hydro-cephalus which affects her mobility is looking for a Personal Assistant to help her access the local community for up to 14 hours per week.

She enjoys getting out of the house in her wheelchair to the beach or Burry Port or going to Carmarthen/Swansea shopping.

The Personal Assistant car would need to be big enough to carry her wheelchair in the boot also accessible for her to be transferred from wheelchair to car seat via a banana board.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

Providing support with toileting whilst out in the community.

Assisting on walks to be the beach or Burry Port.

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.

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.

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. “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.”

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