06/01/2021
CE 541 - Personal Assistant
Title: Personal Assistant
Location: Pentregat
Hours of work: average 12 hours per week – to be worked flexibly as agreed in advance.
Rate of pay: £ 10.00 per hour
To apply for the post, please visit http://www.directpaymentscymru.org.uk/Jobs/Regional_Jobs and search for ref number Job ID: 0541/CACA-120/d09-27. Alternatively contact Mari-Claire on [email protected]
Introduction:
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 lady to access her community. The aim of this Direct Payment is to reduce this lady’s social isolation.
This post is for up to 12 hours a week which will be worked flexibly as agreed in advance, in line with the needs of the employer and the hours may be combined on some occasions to visit somewhere a little further afield as required. This post is funded by the Local Authority through the Direct Payments Scheme and is intended to enable this individual to remain independently living at home with support.
As a Personal Assistant you are required to have your own transport and a full, clean driving licence.
Main Duties:
Support the employer to access social opportunities locally, reducing social isolation.
The employer enjoys visiting local towns such as Aberystwyth and Carmarthen for shopping and browsing and also further afield occasionally.
The employer also enjoys, among other things spa days, visiting quiet restaurants and familiar places, attending the cinema and having fun.
The employer suffers with anxiety and has lost her confidence. Therefore, the main part of your role will be to support her with activities she previously enjoyed and support her to redevelop her confidence. However, there may also be times when the lady does not wish to venture out. At these times, you will be required to engage in activities such as nutritional cooking, gardening, de-cluttering and general talking.
You will also be required to support her to attend appointments. The lady has spinal issues and can struggle with her mobility and balance and may occasionally require the use of a wheelchair.
Person Specification:
Proactive energetic and outgoing, kind nature.
A good sense of humour and bubbly personality.
Caring, honest, responsible and calm nature; treating the person with respect and dignity.
Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
Reliable with good time keeping,
Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated, ensuring her safety at all time during your working hours.
Able to maintain confidentiality and have an awareness of privacy.
An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship providing stability and encouragement when needed.
Good communication and inter-personal skills.
A full driving license and use of a car will be required. Therefore, you must have business use on your insurance.
Benefits:
5.6 weeks’ holiday per year (pro rata).
Sick pay at SSP rate.
Training provided to support you in your role.
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 becoming shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer to recruit much quicker, if you wish to update your current DBS please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
Disclaimer
Please note should sufficient applications be received, Diverse Cymru reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time if instructed by the employer to do so. We would encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Please note that although you have received this job details via Diverse Cymru, they are acting on the employers behalf and cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.
