Personal Assistant E101488/Ac

• Job title: Personal Assistant (working on a 2-1 basis)
• Reference: E101488/AC
• Location: Haverfordwest Area
• Hours of work: 8 hours per week (term time) 16 hours per week (school holidays) 2 roles available
• Rate of pay: £11.00 per hour
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:
Are you a patient, caring person who would relish the opportunity to make a difference in somebody’s life? Would you like to experience the satisfaction of enabling a person to enjoy life and create special memories? If you have experience supporting young people who have disabilities, then you have found the right job for you. As part of your role you will support a happy young man as he enjoys life, explores his local community and meets new people. As part of this role, you will ensure he is happy and all his personal needs are met. If you are interested in this exciting new opportunity apply now to express your interest. Experience working with young people who have disabilities is essential.
This post is funded through Direct Payments which is funded by the local authority. This scheme is intended to enable this young man and his family to manage his support independently by employing his assistants.
Main Duties:
• Provide companionship by good interaction and by exploring this young man’s interests and getting to know what his likes and dislikes are.
• Give this young man consistent support and guidance when out and about in the community. A person will need to be alert to dangers, and changes in mood and attentive throughout the support with this young man.
• Ensure this young man’s safety at all times during your working period, constant supervision is required as he has no knowledge of hazards.
• Plan coordinate and arrange fun activities and outings within the community that interest him. Local knowledge of activities available would be advantageous to this post, as the hours worked will be off-site within the community
• Support and encourage this young man to participate in new, fun and interesting activities.
• Prompt this young man to remain active and to try new activities and skills to improve his confidence, abilities and satisfaction.
• Preparation of light snacks may be required. Support and personal care will be required as and when required.
• Provide support and administration of medication as and when required. Be aware of the procedure if this young man becomes ill. Full Training can be provided.
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 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 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 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 however, this is refundable through the Direct Payments scheme.
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 at 01437 775655 Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch at 01437 775655 or by emailing directpaymentsrecruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk