Current Vacancies

Personal Assistant

• Reference: PER60875/JP
• Location: Pembroke
• Hours of work: 7 hours per month
• Rate of pay: £13.45 per hour

Reporting to:

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:

We are looking for a caring, reliable and patient Personal Assistant to support a child to access community activities, build social interaction and take part in meaningful outings in the community. This role is ideal for someone who is compassionate, attentive and experienced in supporting children.

About the Role

The PA will provide one-to-one support in the community, helping access activities safely while promoting independence, communication and wellbeing.

Main Duties

• Providing close supervision and support during activities and outings
• Supporting communication
• Encouraging social interaction, play and engagement in enjoyable activities
• Maintaining a calm, safe and structured environment
• Working closely with parents/carers and following agreed routines and care plans

Essential Requirements

• Experience providing support to children with challenging behaviour
• Calm, patient and understanding nature
• Ability to build trust and positive relationships
• Reliable and able to build a positive working relationships
• Good communication and observation skills
• Enhanced DBS check (which can be provided prior to commencement)

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 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 on 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 £16.00 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.