Personal Assistant
Bridgend County Borough Council, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
Personal Assistant
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Bridgend County Borough Council, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 5 days ago, 11 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: dd323e95317648d08a351bbe94e6e7ec
Location ref: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
Full Job Description
Please note that Bridgend County Borough Council will NOT be your employer, or your place of work for this role. Although you may have received this job details via BCBC, they are acting on the employer's behalf for this role and cannot be held responsible for any actions arising put of your employment. Looking for a kind, reliable, patient and energetic Personal Assistant (PA) to support a sweet, kind and loving 16-year-old with a funny sense of humour. He is an active and energetic young man who enjoys having someone around him and benefits from companionship and support when going out. He has Autism and ADHD and he is 2.1 support, this role would be working in companionship along side another PA. He has limited awareness of danger and may not recognise potentially unsafe situations. Therefore, when out in the community, he requires close supervision from both PAs (2.1).For this role you would need to be, responsible and able to respond quickly when necessary. The main purpose of the PA role is to spend time with him and support him when going out into the community. This may include:
- Providing companionship and someone for him to spend time with.
- Taking him out for walks, drives or activities.
- Supporting him to access leisure and community activities.
- Accompanying him to places he enjoys visiting.
- Ensuring he is safe and closely supervised when out.
- Being alert to potential dangers, as he has limited awareness of risk.
- Encouraging him to enjoy activities outside the home and have positive experiences.
- Building a good, trusting and consistent relationship with him. No personal care is required. The role is mainly to provide companionship and support him when going out and accessing the community. 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.