Current Vacancies

Personal Assistant

• Reference: E115400/AC
• Location: Milford Haven
• Hours of work: 4 hours per week (term time) 8 hours per week (school holidays)
• Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour plus mileage (capped at 38 miles at 45p per mile)

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 fun, outgoing person who would enjoy exploring new activities and places of interest within Pembrokeshire? Would you like to spend time swimming, bowling and going out for food, ice cream or a drink? If you would like the opportunity to make a difference in somebody’s life and give this young lady a chance to create special memories in a safe environment, then you have found the right job. As part of your role, you will support this young lady to develop her interests, access activities improve her confidence and continue developing on a personal level. You will use excellent communication skills to build a good rapport with this young lady, reduce her anxiety and encourage expand her range of activities.  If you are interested in this exciting new opportunity, apply now to express your interest. A person with a fun, happy outlook on life would be suitable for this role. Ideally, this will be matched with a good personality and sense of humour to pass the time away chatting, enjoying activities and living life to the fullest. This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this lady to manage her support independently by employing her assistant.

 

 The main duties to be included in this role are:

• Provide companionship through good interaction. Explore this young lady’s interests and get to know what her likes and dislikes are. Support her to develop them. This young lady enjoys swimming, bowling, going on short walks and going to the beach.
• Provide support and encouragement for this young lady when out and about in the community to enable her to participate in and try new, fun and interesting activities to improve her confidence, abilities and satisfaction. This lady enjoys routine.
• Give this young Lady consistent one-to-one support and adapt to meet all of her emotional needs, enabling her to personally develop and to work through any issues she has and put them into perspective as well as reassure her repetitively when she gets anxious. A happy person who has a good sense of humour and similar interests would be ideal for this role.
• This young lady requires medical support as she has epilepsy therefore a personal assistant would need to be trained in administering buccal diazepam or be willing to train.
• This young lady is not aware of the dangers therefore a personal assistant would be required to keep this young lady safe.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks that your employer requests.
  
  

The client is looking for a personal assistant that fits the following person specification:

• Active and energetic.
• Proactive individual with local knowledge.
• A good sense of humour.
• Caring, honest, responsible and patient.
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
•  Reliable with good timekeeping.
• Able to use initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy.
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• A full driver's license and use of a car is required. You must have business use on your 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, where available.

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 Recruitment Administrator as early as possible on 07881 540489 or 01437 776590. Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch on 07881 540489 or 01437 776590 or by emailing directpaymentsrecruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk