Personal Assistant Vacancy – Llanelli/Hendy Area (Direct Payments)
vacancy for a female Personal Assistant to support my 16 year old daughter, who is autistic and has learning difficulties.
Hours & Mileage:
* 5 hours per week (flexible)
* Up to 40 miles per week reimbursed at 45p per mile
Role Responsibilities:
* Attending youth/social clubs with her
* Shopping trips
* Going out for a meal
* Cinema visits
* Supporting her to build confidence, independence, and positive social experiences in the community
About Her:
She is a gentle, funny young person who loves dancing and all types of music. benefits from calm, patient support. She enjoys getting out and about and responds well to someone who helps her feel comfortable and confident.
Ideal Candidate:
* Kind, patient, and understanding
* Must have a good sense of humour
* Experience with autism or additional needs
* Reliable and able to support her safely in the community
* Female applicants only due to personal care boundaries
Location:
Llanelli / Hendy area
If you require any further information or would like to express interest in the role, please feel free to contact direct payments
Responsibilities (Detailed):
1. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
2. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
3. Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
4. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
5. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
6. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
7. Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
8. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
9. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
10. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
11. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.
Relationships: Communication / Nature of Contacts:
1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
3. Able to contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.
Job Working Environment:
Working in employer’s homes and supporting them to access facilities and community activities.
Person specification – Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
1. Caring, patient and friendly.
2. Responsible, reliable and honest.
3. Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
4. Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
5. Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
6. Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
7. Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
8. Able to develop long-term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
9. A full, clean driving licence and use of a car is likely to be required. This is determined by the needs of the employer and whether you live within walking distance.
10. You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours
11. Be prepared to undergo training in order to best meet the employers need.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
A Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) / criminal record check will require to be undertaken for this post. This will be completed on acceptance of job offer.
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