Personal Assistant/TN/PER39437

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

Job summary

A private employer in Llandeilo is seeking a Personal Assistant for support twice a week, requiring flexibility with hours. Responsibilities include providing personal care, companionship, and facilitating independence. Essential skills include reliability, good communication, and a clean driving record. The position necessitates having a vehicle for transportation due to limited public transport options. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to provide meaningful support in a home environment.

Qualifications

• Must be flexible with days and times.
• A full, clean driving license is required.
• Prepared to undergo training as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the employer to gain independence.
• Providing companionship and social interaction.
• Ensuring the employer’s safety during work hours.

Skills

Caring

Good communication

Reliability

Proactive

Flexibility

Tools

Car

Job description

A lady from Llansawel requires a Personal Assistant for 1 hour twice a week. Must be flexible with days and times each week for the following support:

Assist her with washing her body and would need to wash her hair then dry with a hairdryer. Cream would need to be applied to her feet, knee, elbow and a small patch on her back.

Having a car is essential because there is no public transport.

Principal duties and responsibilities

1. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
2. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
3. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
4. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
5. Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
6. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
7. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
8. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
9. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts

1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
3. 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

1. Caring, patient and friendly.
2. Responsible, reliable and honest.
3. Proactive and self‑motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
4. Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
5. Good time‑keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
6. Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
7. Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
8. Able to develop long‑term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
9. 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.
10. You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.
11. 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.”