DPPA/CLJ/180698 - Support Worker / Personal Assistant
Employer: Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service
Location:
Pay: Salary not specified.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours:
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 13/12/2025
About this job
Job title: Support Worker / Personal Assistant
Location: Cardigan
Hours of work: up to 6 hours per week
Rate of pay £12.60 plus mileage and expenses while on duty.
This gentleman needs someone to help him with his day to day living and cleaning schedules.
Main Duties
* Support socialisation in the community
* Support with domestic care tasks (shopping, cleaning and meal preparation)
* To carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time
Person Specification
* Active and energetic
* A good sense of humour
* Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job
* Caring, honest, responsible and patient
* Reliable with good time keeping
* Able to use own 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 inter‑personal skills
Benefits
* 5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata)
* Sick pay at SSP rate only if you qualify
* Training provided if required, where available
This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant.
If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided.
This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months.
Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4 weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided.
You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement.
You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment.
You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences.
You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post.
The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment.
Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.
To apply for this job please complete the application form.
You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.
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