Job title: Personal Assistant Location: PENCOED Hours of work: 6 hours a week spread over Monday to Friday / 2 hours a day 3 days a week with some flexibility Rate of pay: £13.75 ph Introduction: A committed caring and flexible Personal assistant is required to support a 20 year old young lady with accessing the local community, going out to the local shops and places of interest. Ideally looking for someone sporty who enjoys the outdoors and loves animals. Hours are flexible over a Monday and Tuesday and fully funded through Direct Payments. Must have a full UK drivers’ licence and be DBS checked. Main Duties: Support and encouragement with activities of interest Ensure her safety at all times during your working period Support and encouragement to try new activities to improve my confidence and abilities. Become a friend and engage in conversation. Support with Independent living skills for example accompanying to the local shop and understanding money. Local to the area would be beneficial. Person Specification: Active and energetic with a love of sports and the outdoors A love of animals Proactive individual with local knowledge A good sense of humour Caring, honest, responsible, and patient Flexible around hours of work and main duties of the job Reliable with good time keeping Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated. Able to understand confidentiality and be aware of privacy. An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship Good communication and interpersonal skills A full clean UK driver’s license and use of own car essential. You must have business use on your insurance and be able to use the vehicle within work hours. Benefits 5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata). Sick pay at SSP rate if earning £120.00 or more per week. Training provided to support you in your role. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. If you have an online update DBS you have a greater chance of becoming shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer to recruit much quicker, if you wish to update your current DBS please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service. Disclaimer Please note that although you may have received this job details via BCBC they are acting on the employers behalf and cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.