Personal Assistant

A lady from Llanelli would like to have support for socialisation for up to 5 hours per week. To be used at her discretion for socialising, i.e. going for a coffee, swimming, shopping/browsing. In line with the flexibility of the direct payment, she can decide together with the availability of her personal assistants whether she has one longer session per week or splits her outings to two or three weekly.

Socialisation is an important personal outcome for her, she wishes to be able to go out and about and to live her life to the full. This support helps to promoting her mental and physical health.

For her to feel safe and for the personal assistant to be aware of her health including her seizures and how to help and support in this matter.

She can walk short distances but may require her power assisted wheelchair for longer walks.

- Assist her with some essential tasks within the home.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

1. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence

2. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community

3. Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest

4. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills

5. To provide companionship in the employer's home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction

6. Encouraging the employer to attend appointments

7. Ensuring the employer's safety at all times during your working hours

8. To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours

9. To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.

10. Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on )

11. Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

1. Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.

2. To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.

3. Able to contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.

Job Working Environment:

Working in employer's homes and supporting them to access facilities and community activities.

Person specification - Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

1. Caring, patient and friendly.

2. Responsible, reliable and honest.

3. Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.

4. Has good local knowledge of the area where the employer lives.

5. Good time-keeping and flexibility around working patterns and duties as determined by the employer's requirements.

6. Ability to keep simple records such as time recording.

7. Good communicator able to talk to people on behalf of the employer when required.

8. Able to develop long-term supportive and consistent relationships with employers.

9. 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.

10. You must be prepared to have business use on your vehicle insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours

11. 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.

"This position was posted by the Direct Payments Support service on behalf of the Direct Payment Recipient. The Direct Payment Recipient is the employer. They hold all the employer's responsibilities associated with this role. Carmarthenshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations."