*****Personal Assistant Required for a 75-year-old Male*****
Burry Port Area. This consists of 5 hours per week. Mileage is to be included also. Mileage Update: Mileage to be paid at 45p per mile, up to 20 miles per week.
Outcomes and How They Are to Be Achieved:
Personal Assistant (PA) to support the individual to access the wider community and opportunities that otherwise may be closed to him if he were not to have access to a Direct Payments. PA to discuss with the Individual what is important to him in relation to activities and to support him with sourcing these.
To provide choice and control for the individual on when he would like the support provided and by whom. He has been attending Zion, which is the Church in Llanelli where People Speak Up meet on a Monday and therefore, he would like to continue to attend. Also likes going to the theatre.
A DBS IS REQUIRED BEFORE YOU CAN START WORKING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL UNDER DIRECT PAYMENTS
Responsibilities:
* Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence
* Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
* Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
* Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
* To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction
* Encouraging the employer to attend appointments
* Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours
* To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
* To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act
* Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on (01267 228751)
* Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance
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
* Has 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
* You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours
* 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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