Personal Assistants x 2/TN/PER2218

Carmarthenshire County Council; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a compassionate personal care assistant to provide support for an elderly client in the Carmarthen area. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene, meal preparation, and encouraging independence. Applicants should have a caring nature, good communication skills, and be prepared to undergo a DBS check. Flexibility in working hours and responsibilities is essential, along with a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care or similar role is preferred.
• A full, clean driving licence and access to a car is likely required.
• Must be willing to undergo training as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support with personal hygiene and nutritional intake.
• Encourage independence and provide companionship.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding and data protection requirements.

Skills

Caring and patient

Good communication

Flexibility

Reliability

Proactive and self-motivated

Job description

An elderly client with M.S living in Newcastle Emlyn area, needs twice daily support with personal care needs and meal preparation to be able to manage in her own home. Support of 21 hours can be split between 2 PA's because support is needed every mornings for 1.5 hours evenings for 1.5 hours and to cover annual leave and sickness. Living local would be beneficial.

Principal duties and responsibilities

1. Providing daily support with personal hygiene including assistance with transfers and toileting.
2. Providing daily support with Nutritional intake.
3. Supporting the employer with encouragement in maintaining independence.
4. Providing support to access clean clothes including load/unload washing machine.
5. Providing support to put food shopping away as and when required.
6. To provide companionship in the employer's home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction.
7. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments if required.
8. Ensuring the employer's safety at all times during your working hours.
9. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours.
10. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
11. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
12. 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 maintain personal care needs and nutritional intake

• 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."