Personal Assistant​/TN​/PER

A committed, caring, flexible and mature Personal Assistant is required to support a disabled lady for 12 to 15 hours per week to manage a daily routine for herself, her horses, sheep and guide dog. Also required to enable her to access national level Para and RDA dressage competitions and training.

• To support, assist and ensure the safety of the employer at all times whilst maintaining her daily routines.
• Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence.
• To support an independent lifestyle, both at home and in the community.
• Providing support to the employer whilst attending activities with her horses (with the emphasis being on support and assist).
• 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.
• To assist with the maintenance of the front lawn for the benefit of a guide dog.
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours/ Also be prepared to share duties and coordinate rest periods with others during periods away from home.
• To ensure compliance with Data Protection Act.
• Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to Carmarthenshire County Council immediately on .
• Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

• Ability to develop supportive and caring relationship with employer.
• To undertake all duties in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Able to contact people on behalf of the employer when necessary.

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

• 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.

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.