Personal Assistant/TN/PER9972

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

Job summary

A private individual in Llanelli seeks a caring and empathetic Personal Assistant to provide support for 4 hours per week. Responsibilities include assisting with shopping and leisure activities, encouraging independence, and engaging in arts and crafts. The ideal candidate should be friendly, patient, and possess good communication skills. A clean driving license and knowledge of the local area are preferred. A DBS check will be required after job acceptance.

Qualifications

• Caring, patient and friendly individual.
• Responsible, reliable and honest.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on their own initiative.
• Good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
• Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns.
• Ability to keep simple records like time recording.
• Good communicator able to talk on behalf of the employer.
• Ability to develop long-term supportive relationships.
• Prepared to undergo training.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with shopping, dining out, and family time.
• Supporting with arts and crafts activities.
• Encouraging independence and developing living skills.
• Providing companionship and engaging in conversation.
• Ensuring the employer's safety at all times.
• Contacting medical personnel if needed.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection and safeguarding issues.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Friendly

Reliable

Good communication

Education

DBS / criminal record check

Tools

Full, clean driving licence

Vehicle insurance with business use

Job description

Overview

A Lady from Llanelli requires a Personal Assistant for 4 hours per week. She is an empathetic and caring individual who loves to spend time shopping, going out for food, spending time with family, going to arcades and visiting the cinema. She has a big love for animals and enjoys arts and crafts. She may struggle to participate socially and can have low mood; she needs someone who is creative, energetic, positive and chatty.

Responsibilities

• Assisting her with shopping, going out for food, spending time with family and arcades, cinema.
• Supporting her with arts and crafts.
• Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
• Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
• To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation and providing 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 as requested during working hours
• Ensuring 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

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 the 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 employer's need.

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.