Personal Assistant Perns​/Hr

PERSONAL ASSISTANT REQUIRED FOR 21 year FEMALE AREA CARMARTHEN 2: 1 34 hours over a 4 week period so a new P/A will be required to work 17 Hours over the 4 week period During School holidays 14 weeks per year there will be approx EXTRA 18 hours to work over these weeks . PA required to work alongside another PA to support a 21 year old female with global development delay, ASD, hyper mobility, scoliosis and is non verbal.

The young lady enjoys music, being out and about and lots of 1:1 interaction.

She uses basic makaton signs to communicate and is a full time wheelchair user with hyper mobility syndrome so 2:1 support needed when transferring from chair and for personal care.

She enjoys shopping, walks and trips to the cinema.

She has a great sense of humour and is lots of fun.

Following recent trauma she can be anxious when transferring therefore support, reassurance and patience is very important.

• 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

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.

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.

Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).