personal assistant

personal assistant Haverfordwest, Wales

Direct Payments - Pembrokeshire County Council
Full Time Haverfordwest, Wales 22672 - 12.04 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

  • Job Title: Personal Assistant
  • Job Reference:PER2238/MCG
  • Location: Haverfordwest
  • Hourly Rate: £10.90
  • Hours Offered: 6 hours per week
  • Work Pattern: To be agreed at interview

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 lady in Pembrokeshire is looking to employ a Personal Assistant to support them with their care needs. This lady enjoys shopping, going to the cinema, walking and loves animals (dogs). This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme, which aims to enable the client to manage their support and meet their care needs independently. The successful applicant should be friendly and supportive and be able to work flexibly to meet the care needs of the client.

The main duties to be included within this role are to:

  • Develop a reliable and trusting relationship with the person.
  • Support the person to access activities of importance.
  • Communicate with the person’s family and wider support network.
  • Support the employer to develop independent living skills (baking, cooking etc..)
  • Provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction.
  • Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours.
  • 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.
  • Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

The client is looking for a Personal Assistant that fits the following person specification:

  • 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 the applicant registers on the 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 which will be refunded.

We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you are unable to do this, please contact the Direct Payments Team 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 with the Direct Payments Team on 01437 775655 or by emailing [email protected].

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 6 per week

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Haverfordwest: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PER2238/MCG

personal assistant
Direct Payments - Pembrokeshire County Council

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