Social Care Personal Assistant (8 hours per week - day times except Thursday)

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Swansea; On-site; GBP 11,000; Part time

Job summary

A private care service provider in Swansea is seeking a Social Care Personal Assistant for 8 hours a week. The role involves accompanying a client to various activities in the community, and candidates must be drivers with business insurance. Essential qualities include friendliness, adaptability, and respect for confidentiality. The position offers a pay rate of £13.13 per hour and requires a DBS check. A six-month probationary period applies.

Qualifications

• You must be able to drive and have business insurance on your car.
• You need to be friendly with an easy-going manner.
• You should respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Accompany the client to chosen activities in the community.
• Provide support while being adaptable and flexible.
• Ensure confidentiality and respect client privacy.

Skills

Driving

Adaptability

Friendliness

Dependability

Confidentiality

Job description

Social Care Personal Assistant (8 hours per week - day times except Thursday)

Employer:

Direct Payments Team

Location:

Swansea, Wales

Pay:

£13.13 per hour

Contract Type:

Permanent

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

18/01/2026

About this job

Please note this is not a Swansea city council job.

You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.

A little about myself: I am a 30-year-old female with a mild leaning disability.

I suffer with anxiety and non-epileptic episodes which are similar to a seizure, but I know when they are coming.

I am looking for a PA to accompany me to go out in the community.

I enjoy the cinema, shopping going to the LC and the climbing wall.

I have friends who also have PAs so would like to meet up with them for days out.

Driver required to take me out.

Hours of work 8 hours per week (daytimes except Thursday) Rate of pay. £13.13 Essential: I need you to:

• Drive to be able to take me to my chosen activity.
• You enjoy having fun.

I’d like support with

• Going out in the community.

I will need my PA to: Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.

Be confident, mature and have patience.

Be dependable and arrive on time.

Be friendly with an easy-going manner.

Be adaptable and flexible.

Be supportive but not take over.

Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.

Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period.

Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment.

Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.

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