Personal Assistant
Location: Rhydlewis
Hours of work: 10 hours per week
Rate of pay: £14.00 per hour
Responsibilities
* Assist with many aspects of daily life, including social activities, hobbies, and independent living skills.
* Help with activities around animals – feeding, cleaning, and general care.
* Maintain and organise daily schedules, providing prompts and reminders for tasks such as washing/clothes, household chores, and animal care.
* Support meal planning, grocery shopping, and meal preparation.
* Teach and reinforce good housekeeping skills and routines to foster independence.
* Provide local knowledge and assist with navigating to and from outings, helping to become familiar with routes and area.
* Assist with IT tasks, such as setting up devices and creating timetables for online courses.
* Offer flexible support, including evenings or weekends, as needed.
Qualifications
* Comfortable working with animals.
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to create and maintain daily schedules.
* Basic IT proficiency and willingness to help with device setup and online tasks.
* Access to a vehicle for commuting to and from work.
* Eligible to work in the UK; must hold a valid National Insurance number.
* Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide two satisfactory references.
* Ready to participate in a 1-month trial period, followed by a probationary period of up to 6 months.
Working Conditions
* Hours are agreed in advance but may require flexibility for evenings or weekends.
* Wages are paid in arrears on a 4-weekly basis after a valid National Insurance (NI) number is provided.
* Annual leave entitlement and all statutory entitlements will be set out in the contract.
* Mandatory training identified as relevant will be undertaken; cost is covered directly. Failure to attend may result in withdrawal of the employment offer.
* Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council, is advertising the post on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of that individual, not the Council.
Disclaimer
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council.
Additional Information: The 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 great chance of becoming shortlisted for this position. Please update your DBS at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service if desired. Please note that references and DBS may be requested by the employer.
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