Social Care Personal Assistant (7 hours per week - 5 hours on Sunday)

Direct Payments Team; Swansea; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support team in Swansea is looking for a Personal Assistant to provide care and companionship for a client. Responsibilities include ensuring client safety, assisting with community outings, and performing personal care tasks. Essential qualifications include previous experience and the ability to handle personal care tasks. The job requires flexibility and a friendly demeanor, particularly with dogs.

Qualifications

• Prior experience is essential for this role.
• Ability to perform personal care tasks as needed.
• Must have an affinity for dogs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure client safety at all times.
• Assist with community outings and activities.
• Help with hygiene tasks when required.

Skills

Previous experience

Ability to change nappies

Love dogs

Energetic and active approach

Job description

Overview

A private client in Swansea is seeking a Personal Assistant (PA). This is not a Swansea City Council job.

Role details

Driver required to take the client out. Hours of work: 7 hours per week, preferably 5 hours on a Sunday. Rate of pay: £13.13.

Responsibilities

• Keep the client safe at all times.
• Support with going out in the community, playing football, going to the park, and other activities as appropriate.
• Assist with changing nappies when required.
• Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
• Be dependable, arrive on time, friendly with an easy-going manner, and adaptable.

Essential qualifications

• Previous experience.
• Ability to change nappies.
• Love dogs (the client has two).

Desirable

• Energetic and active approach.

Support required

• Changing nappies.
• Going out in the community.
• Playing football.
• Going to the park.

Requirements

• Be covered by car insurance to take clients out (business insurance on the vehicle).
• DBS check to be processed prior to commencement. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where eligible.

Concerning the position: A six-month probationary period is mentioned; salary is paid monthly; annual leave is pro rata.