Personal Assistant PER17926/AC
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Pembrokeshire Direct Payments |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PER17926/AC |
Summary
Job title: Personal Assistant
Job reference: PER17926/AC
Location: Milford Haven
Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour and mileage capped at 41 miles per week
Hours Offered: 10 hours per week
Work Pattern: Weekends – To be agreed at interview
Reporting to: The Direct Payments Recipient (The Direct Payments Recipient is the employer, and they hold all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations).
Introduction:
Are you a sporty, outgoing person who would enjoy exploring new activities, sports clubs and places of interest within Pembrokeshire? If you would like the opportunity to make a difference in somebody’s life and give this young man a chance to create special memories and expand his range of interests in a safe environment, then you have found the right job. You will use excellent communication skills to build a good rapport with this young man and encourage him to meet new people and participate in activities.
If you are interested in this exciting new opportunity, apply now to express your interest. A person with a fun, happy outlook on life would be suitable for this role. Ideally, this will be matched with a good personality and sense of humour to pass the time away chatting, enjoying activities and living life to the full.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this young man’s family to manage his support independently by employing their own personal assistant.
Main Duties:
• Provide companionship through good interaction. Explore this young man’s interests and get to know what his likes and dislikes are. Support him to develop them. This young man enjoys going to the cinema, taking long walks, trainspotting, attending value independence, learning new skills and loves being active. His main passion is football and would occasionally need support to attend his football tournaments.
• Provide support and encouragement for this young man out in the community to enable him to participate in and try new, fun and interesting activities to improve his confidence, abilities and satisfaction.
• Give this young man consistent one-to-one support and adapt to meet all of his emotional needs. Provide support by managing any negative behaviours. Enable this young man to communicate effectively and have his voice heard.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks that your employer requests.
Person Specification
• Active and energetic.
• Proactive individual with local knowledge.
• A good sense of humour.
• Caring, honest, responsible and patient.
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy.
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills.
• A full driving license and use of a car is required. You must have business use on your insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.
Benefits
5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata).
Sick pay at SSP rate.
Training provided if required, where available.
Disclaimer:
Please note that this vacancy is not for employment with Pembrokeshire County Council. Pembrokeshire County Council has posted this advert on behalf of a Direct Payments client. The client will be the employer and holds all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of the job role being advertised.
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is of high importance, and is everybody’s business. If you have any concerns around the safeguarding of an individual, you should contact the Local Authority as soon as possible.
This appointment is subject to a DBS disclosure check, at no cost to the applicant.
We would recommend that there is a DBS update service. Being on this service will enable you to speed up any future job applications for personal assistant roles. Please note that there is a charge of £13.00 per year applicable to this service.
We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you are unable to do this, please contact the Direct Payments Team as early as possible on 01437 775655.
Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch on 01437 775655 or by emailing directpaymentsrecruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
Job reference: PER17926/AC
Location: Milford Haven
Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour and mileage capped at 41 miles per week
Hours Offered: 10 hours per week
Work Pattern: Weekends – To be agreed at interview
Reporting to: The Direct Payments Recipient (The Direct Payments Recipient is the employer, and they hold all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations).
Introduction:
Are you a sporty, outgoing person who would enjoy exploring new activities, sports clubs and places of interest within Pembrokeshire? If you would like the opportunity to make a difference in somebody’s life and give this young man a chance to create special memories and expand his range of interests in a safe environment, then you have found the right job. You will use excellent communication skills to build a good rapport with this young man and encourage him to meet new people and participate in activities.
If you are interested in this exciting new opportunity, apply now to express your interest. A person with a fun, happy outlook on life would be suitable for this role. Ideally, this will be matched with a good personality and sense of humour to pass the time away chatting, enjoying activities and living life to the full.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this young man’s family to manage his support independently by employing their own personal assistant.
Main Duties:
• Provide companionship through good interaction. Explore this young man’s interests and get to know what his likes and dislikes are. Support him to develop them. This young man enjoys going to the cinema, taking long walks, trainspotting, attending value independence, learning new skills and loves being active. His main passion is football and would occasionally need support to attend his football tournaments.
• Provide support and encouragement for this young man out in the community to enable him to participate in and try new, fun and interesting activities to improve his confidence, abilities and satisfaction.
• Give this young man consistent one-to-one support and adapt to meet all of his emotional needs. Provide support by managing any negative behaviours. Enable this young man to communicate effectively and have his voice heard.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks that your employer requests.
Person Specification
• Active and energetic.
• Proactive individual with local knowledge.
• A good sense of humour.
• Caring, honest, responsible and patient.
• Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy.
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills.
• A full driving license and use of a car is required. You must have business use on your insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.
Benefits
5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro rata).
Sick pay at SSP rate.
Training provided if required, where available.
Disclaimer:
Please note that this vacancy is not for employment with Pembrokeshire County Council. Pembrokeshire County Council has posted this advert on behalf of a Direct Payments client. The client will be the employer and holds all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of the job role being advertised.
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is of high importance, and is everybody’s business. If you have any concerns around the safeguarding of an individual, you should contact the Local Authority as soon as possible.
This appointment is subject to a DBS disclosure check, at no cost to the applicant.
We would recommend that there is a DBS update service. Being on this service will enable you to speed up any future job applications for personal assistant roles. Please note that there is a charge of £13.00 per year applicable to this service.
We request that all applicants submit online applications. If you are unable to do this, please contact the Direct Payments Team as early as possible on 01437 775655.
Additionally, if you have any further needs or require any further support in the recruitment process please get in touch on 01437 775655 or by emailing directpaymentsrecruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.