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Pembrokeshire Direct Payments; Newport; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Pembrokeshire Direct Payments is seeking a Personal Assistant to help a client in Crymych live independently at home. The role involves personal care, meals, light duties, and social activities within the home environment.

Applicant will support with daily routines, transport to appointments, shopping, and community activities, while ensuring safety and safeguarding throughout the shift.

Responsibilities

• Providing for the personal care needs of the employer, including washing and dressing.
• Supporting with laundry and light housework.
• Helping with food organization, meals and cooking.
• Keeping the home clean, safe and warm.
• Assisting with wood for the wood-burning boiler.
• Supporting with household admin.
• Enabling the employer to socialise.
• Assisting with shopping and attending activities of interest.
• Assisting the employer to attend appointments.
• Ensuring the employer’s safety during working hours.
• Carrying out other reasonable tasks as requested during working hours.
• Being mindful of safeguarding issues and reporting concerns to the relevant authority.

Job description

The Direct Payments Recipient. (The Direct Payments Recipient is the employer and they hold all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations).

Introduction:

A client from Crymych is looking to appoint a Personal Assistant who can support them to remain living independently in their own home.

The main duties to be included within this role are:

• Providing for the personal care needs of the employer such as support to wash and dress, plan what to wear
• Supporting with laundry and other light housework
• Supporting with food organization, meals and cooking
• Ensuring the home environment is clean, safe and warm
• Support with the wood for the wood burning boiler
• Supporting with household admin
• Enabling the employer to interact social
• Support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
• Supporting the employer to attend appointments
• Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
• Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to the relevant authority