PM1816 Personal Assistant

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Aberdare; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time care-support assistant to help with community-based activities, independence building, and daily living skills. Duties include travel training, budgeting, and helping explore further education opportunities while ensuring safety and wellbeing.

This role requires a valid UK driver's license and use of a car, with a DBS disclosure to be completed before starting. Wages are £15.00 per hour, plus 0.40p per mile, paid monthly.

Qualifications

• Must be patient, kind and friendly.
• Must be sensible, mature and reliable.
• Willing to travel to bus routes.
• Full UK driver’s license and car use required.

Responsibilities

• Support me in the local community.
• Encourage independent living and social skills.
• Help learn new essential skills.
• Assist with travel training and public transport.
• Budgeting and money handling practice.
• Support with education opportunities at Merthyr Tydfil college.
• Ensure safety at all times.

Skills

Patient

Kind

Reliable

Mature

Education

Full UK driver’s license

Tools

Full UK driver’s license

Job description

PURPOSE OF JOB

To support me out in the community, encourage my independence and living skills. Also to ensure my mum knows I am safe.

HOURS OF WORK

4 hours per week, preferably a Monday

RATE OF PAY

£15.00 per hour and 0.40p a mile.

TASKS INVOLVED

• Supporting me when out in my local community
• Encourage and support me to build up my independent living and social skills
• Helping me learn new essential skills
• Support with travel training - how to get from one place to another, how public transport works, which bus route to use (Merthyr route in particular)
• Budgeting and money management skills, paying for items in the shops, counting change, learning how money works
• Supporting me look for further education opportunities, most likely through Merthyr Tydfil college
• Ensuring my safety at all times

TYPE OF PERSON REQUIRED

• Patient, kind and friendly
• You must be sensible, mature and reliable
• A proactive person who can support me to achieve my objectives listed above
• Essential that you are willing to travel to bus
• Participating in activities alongside me
• Full UK driver's license and use of car

ABOUT THE JOB

This position is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Disclosure (Police Check), which must be completed prior to the commencement of employment. The cost of this check will be covered by the Local Authority.

All necessary checks will be conducted to verify that any candidate has the legal right to work in the UK before employment begins.

Although this is a part-time role, it is a legitimate position requiring the submission of a National Insurance number. Employment will commence under an initial trial period.

Wages will be paid on a monthly basis and appropriate holiday pay will be provided.

Please note: Dewis Centre for Independent Living is acting on behalf of a third party and will not serve as your employer or be liable for any issues arising from your employment should you be offered the position.