Current Vacancies

Personal Assistant

• Reference: PER3079/AC
• Location: Fishguard
• Hours of work: 2 hours per week
• Rate of pay: £12.00 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:

Would you like to make a big difference? Do you have the experience required to support a person to lead an independent life? If you are a caring, reliable person then you have found the right job for you. You will use excellent communication skills to build a good rapport with this Gentleman to support him to remain independent within his home and keep him happy and comfortable. A friendly, caring attitude with a willingness to help & learn is essential to build a good rapport and ensure he feels safe and comfortable with you supporting him. This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this man’s family to manage his support independently.

Main duties:

• Provide companionship throughout your time supporting this man by chatting and enjoying life.
• Take an interest in what this man enjoys and support him to achieve his goals. This man enjoys keeping active on his exercise equipment and learning new skills on his computer.
• Prepare food and drink as and when required.
• When working at lunchtime prepare a lunch that this man would enjoy and provide companionship.
• Provide support with personal care as and when required.
• Support him with household tasks that are required
• To carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time.
• Providing support for this man to access the community may be part of this position in the future therefore this job requires a Personal assistant has a full clean driving license.
• Support to attend any appointments this man may have.
• Ensure this man’s safety at all times during your working period

Person specification

• Active and energetic.
• Proactive individual.
• 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 your 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.
  
  

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 which can be refunded

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