Current Vacancies

Personal Assistant

• Reference: PER22011/SR
• Location: Crymych region
• Hours of work: 3 hours a week over 1 or 2 days
• Rate of pay: £12.00 employed/£17.40 self-employed

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 client from Crymych is looking to appoint a Personal Assistant who can support them to remain living independently in their own home.

The main duties to be included within this role are:

• Providing for the personal care needs of the employer such as support to wash and dress, plan what to wear
• Supporting with laundry and other light housework
• Supporting with food organisation, meals and cooking
• Ensuring the home environment is clean, safe and warm
• Support with the wood for the wood burning boiler
• Supporting with household admin
• Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
• Support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
• Supporting the employer to attend appointments
• Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
• To 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

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

• Non-smoker / non-vaper
• Caring and patient with an understanding of invisible conditions, Chronic Fatigue, anxiety and the effects
• Responsible, reliable, gentle, patient and honest
• Spot-on time keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties
• Fit and strong
• Good communicator – including communicating on WhatsApp or Messenger
• Able to develop and maintain a supportive relationship including occasions when the client is tense, stressed or short of patience

Other requirements:

A full 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 responsibility. 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 you register with 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.

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 on 01437 775655 or by emailing directpaymentsrecruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.