Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Personal Assistant
Job Reference: 2982
Location: Penally, Tenby
Hourly Rate: £9.90 plus mileage
Hours Offered: 5 hours
Work Pattern: One evening per week / day time during school holidays
Reporting to:
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 young man with Global Developmental Delay and learning disabilities in Pembrokeshire is looking to employ a Personal Assistant to support him with his care needs and socialisation.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme, which aims to enable the young man to manage his support and meet his care needs independently.
The successful applicant should be friendly and supportive and be able to work flexibly to meet the care needs of this young man. They should be able to support him to make his own decisions around his care needs and encourage him to maintain his independence.
The main duties to be included within this role are:
- Assisting him to attend his favourite places of interest, cinema, Heatherton and Climbing Wall.
- Ensuring his safety at all times because he has no sense of danger.
- Supporting him with encouragement in gaining independence.
- Enabling him to interact socially in his community.
- Supporting him to develop independent living skills.
- To provide companionship in the young man’s home, including engaging in conversation with him and providing him with social interaction.
- To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by his family during your working hours.
- Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to the relevant authority.
- Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should he need medical assistance.
The young man is looking for a personal assistant that fits the following person specification:
- Caring and patient
- Responsible and honest
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Has good local knowledge
- Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties
- Good communicator
- Able to develop a supportive and consistent relationship
Other Requirements:
A full, clean driving licence and use of a car is required.
You must have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.
Benefits:
5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata)
Sick pay at SSP rate
Training provided, if required
Disclaimer:
Please note that this vacancy is not for employment with Pembrokeshire County Council. Pembrokeshire County Council has posted this advert on behalf of a Direct Payments client. The client will be the employer and holds all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of the job role being advertised.
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is of high importance, and is everybody’s business. If you have any concerns around the safeguarding of an individual, you should contact the Local Authority as soon as possible.
This appointment is subject to a DBS disclosure check, at no cost to the applicant.
We would recommend that there is a DBS update service. Being on this service will enable you to speed up any future job applications for personal assistant roles. Please note that there is a charge of £13.00 per year applicable to this service.
We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you are unable to do this, please contact the Recruitment Administrator as early as possible on 01437 775655.
Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch on 01437 775655.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 5 per week
Salary: £9.90 per hour
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 2982/HM