Personal Assistant - PER3022/SR

Job Title: Personal Assistant
Job Reference: PER3022/SR
Location: Haverfordwest
Hourly Rate: £13.45 per hour
Hours Offered: 8 hours per week
Work Pattern: 4 hours on a Saturday and 4 hours on a Sunday every other weekend plus holiday and sick cover.

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).

Job Description:

A Direct Payments client in Pembrokeshire is looking to employ a Personal Assistant to help her remain independent within her community. To support her to places of interest, to access exciting activities and to improve her confidence and abilities. As part of this role, you will be required to complete household tasks, take this lady's food shopping and support her to attend any private appointments she may have. This role requires lifting and handling as this lady is a wheelchair user. 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. They should be able to support the client to make their own decisions around their care needs and encourage them to maintain their independence.

The main duties to be included in this role are:

• Supporting the employer with encouragement to gain independence
• To take to places of interest.
• To take food shopping and to any appointments.
• To help with household tasks.
• Lifting and handling a wheelchair.
• Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
• Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
• Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
• To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
• Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
• Always ensure the employer’s safety during your working hours
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
• Must have a car for this position.
• Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback on 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:

• Caring and patient
• Responsible and honest
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Has good local knowledge
• Good timekeeping 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 is 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 about 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 recommend that the applicant register using the 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 £16.00 per year applicable to this service, which will be refunded.

We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you cannot do this, please contact the Direct Payments Team on View phone number on findajob.dwp.gov.uk. 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 at View phone number on findajob.dwp.gov.uk or by emailing View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk