Personal Assistant – 8 hours per week – St. Clears Area
£13.50 per hour
Purpose of Direct Payment
The role supports a 33‑year‑old female in managing her daily life and fostering independence. Responsibilities include:
* Sort through items in a way appropriate to her needs and pace.
* Clarify clutter, organise retained items, and determine what should be donated, recycled, or discarded.
* Arrange removal of items that no longer belong.
* Show how to manage household chores and encourage confidence in the community.
Responsibilities
* Support the employer with encouragement to gain independence.
* Enable the employer to interact socially in their community.
* Provide support while shopping and attending activities of interest.
* Support the employer to develop independent living skills.
* Provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation and providing social interaction.
* Encourage the employer to attend appointments.
* Ensure the employer’s safety at all times during working hours.
* Carry out any other reasonable tasks requested during working hours.
* Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act.
* Be mindful of safeguarding issues and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751).
* Contact the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.
Relationships and Communication
* Develop a supportive and caring relationship with the employer.
* Undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
* Contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.
Job Working Environment
Work in the employer’s home and support access to community activities.
Person Specification – Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills
* Caring, patient and friendly.
* Responsible, reliable and honest.
* Proactive and self‑motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
* Good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.
* Good time‑keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer’s requirements.
* Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.
* Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.
* Able to develop long‑term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.
* 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.
* Prepared to have business use on vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.
* Prepared to undergo training to best meet the employer’s needs.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
A DBS check will require to be undertaken for this post. This will be completed on acceptance of the job offer.
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