Personal Assistant/TN/PER63789

Direct Payment Employer; Pencader; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A Personal Assistant is sought to support a gentleman living in Pencader, Wales, with 8 hours of weekly care during weekdays. The role involves assisting with daily living, communication through signing, companionship, attending activities, shopping, and safeguarding responsibilities. A DBS check is required and a valid driving licence is desirable.

Support takes place at the employer’s home and in the community, with flexible hours to suit the employer’s needs and preferences.

Qualifications

• Caring and patient demeanor essential.
• Reliable and honest approach to duties.
• Good communication with employer and others.
• Willingness to undertake driving duties if required.
• Local knowledge of the Pencader area is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation.
• Support daily living and independent living skills.
• Assist with shopping and attending activities of interest.
• Encourage community participation and social interaction.
• Ensure safety during working hours and report concerns.

Skills

Caring

Reliable

Communication

Driving

Job description

A gentleman living in Pencader is looking for a Personal Assistant to provide 8 hours of support per week during weekdays.

He has no verbal speech but communicates mainly through some signing and gestures, and over time you will become familiar with his ways of expressing his needs.

Support is required both at the family home and out in the community.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• 1. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
• 2. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
• 3. Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
• 4. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
• 5. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
• 6. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
• 7. Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
• 8. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
• 9. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
• 10. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
• 11. 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.”