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Title: Personal assistant / Support worker

Location: Bow Street Aberystwyth

Hours of work: up to 6 hours per week to be worked flexibly as agreed in advance.

Rate of pay: £13.50 per hour.

Are you outgoing and friendly and passionate about your work? If so, you could be the ideal caring Personal Assistant that is required to support a man in his own home and help him get active in the community.

The post is for 6 hours a week, which will be worked flexibly as agreed in advance in line with the needs of the employer. The aim of this direct payment is to reduce the client’s social isolation and help him regain some independent living. The client has poor mobility following several strokes and will be completely dependent on your help to go into town and enjoy activities such as coffee, going to the bank, attending appointments, etc. As his PA you will be re-opening the door to his social freedom, giving him back the choices we all take for granted. Without this support he is unable to leave his flat. This post is funded by the local authority through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable the client to remain independently living at home with support.

• Provide the means for him to socialise outside in the community.
• Assist with meal planning and preparation.
• Assist with some light domestic cleaning.
• Reduce social isolation.
• Ensure the client’s safety and wellbeing at all times when on duty.
• Carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time.

• Caring, honest, firm but patient
• Proactive individual with local knowledge of area
• A good sense of humour
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job
• Excellent work ethic with good time keeping
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy

• 5.6 weeks’ holiday per year (pro-rata)

This appointment is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check, which will incur no cost to the applicant.

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. You will be employed by the Direct Payment Recipient and not Ceredigion County Council. You will be required to complete an application form to apply for this job. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. If you have an online update DBS you have a greater chance of being shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer recruit more quickly. If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided. This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months. Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4-weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement. You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment. You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences. You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn. Please note the Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council is advertising the following posts on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.