DPPA/KJB/3040639 - Personal Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bronant, Aberystwyth |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | DPPA/KJB/3040639 |
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Job title: Personal Assistant
Location: Bronant area
Hours of work: up to 5 hours per week ideally over 2 or 3 days
Pattern of work: Between Wednesday to Sunday
Rate of pay: £14.00 per hour
Introduction:
A chatty but calm Personal Assistant is sought to provide a sitting service, companionship and socialisation support to a mature lady in her home. There may be an occasional element of personal care.
The client is sound in mind, but finds spoken communication difficult. When disseminating information or providing instruction, this needs to be broken down into smaller chunks to allow time for absorption of information. She may be ask repeat questions due to anxiety, so needs a PA to remain in close proximity to offer reassurance.
Supervision is required going upstairs to the bathroom.
Socialisation interests are gardening and watching the birds visiting the bird table. Most time is spent at home.
Main tasks
• Provide a sitting service and companionship in the client’s home
• Assist with meals and drinks, prompting to eat and drink when health is not so good
• Assist with household tasks
• Assist with going up the stairs to the bathroom, client pulls herself up by her arms and needs someone to follow up behind.
• Socialise at home, watching birds visiting the bird table and other wildlife in the garden. Spend time in the garden as client enjoys tending to plants on the patio.
• Occasionally socialise away from home, take out in the car to go on a trip to the garden centre and have a cup of tea or a drive out to the coast. A wheelchair is required to socialise outside of the home. Assistance is required to push the wheelchair.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties requested by the client or family.
Personal Specification
• Friendly, positive and sociable
• Talkative and able to remain calm
•
• Punctual and organised
• Honest and trustworthy
• Flexible around hours of work and main duties of this position
• Ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and to be aware of privacy
• An ability to develop and to maintain a supportive relationship
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. To apply for this job please complete the application form.
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 great 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.
If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided. This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months.
Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4 weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement.
You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment. You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences.
You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.
Please note the Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council is advertising the following posts on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.
Location: Bronant area
Hours of work: up to 5 hours per week ideally over 2 or 3 days
Pattern of work: Between Wednesday to Sunday
Rate of pay: £14.00 per hour
Introduction:
A chatty but calm Personal Assistant is sought to provide a sitting service, companionship and socialisation support to a mature lady in her home. There may be an occasional element of personal care.
The client is sound in mind, but finds spoken communication difficult. When disseminating information or providing instruction, this needs to be broken down into smaller chunks to allow time for absorption of information. She may be ask repeat questions due to anxiety, so needs a PA to remain in close proximity to offer reassurance.
Supervision is required going upstairs to the bathroom.
Socialisation interests are gardening and watching the birds visiting the bird table. Most time is spent at home.
Main tasks
• Provide a sitting service and companionship in the client’s home
• Assist with meals and drinks, prompting to eat and drink when health is not so good
• Assist with household tasks
• Assist with going up the stairs to the bathroom, client pulls herself up by her arms and needs someone to follow up behind.
• Socialise at home, watching birds visiting the bird table and other wildlife in the garden. Spend time in the garden as client enjoys tending to plants on the patio.
• Occasionally socialise away from home, take out in the car to go on a trip to the garden centre and have a cup of tea or a drive out to the coast. A wheelchair is required to socialise outside of the home. Assistance is required to push the wheelchair.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties requested by the client or family.
Personal Specification
• Friendly, positive and sociable
• Talkative and able to remain calm
•
• Punctual and organised
• Honest and trustworthy
• Flexible around hours of work and main duties of this position
• Ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and to be aware of privacy
• An ability to develop and to maintain a supportive relationship
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. To apply for this job please complete the application form.
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 great 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.
If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided. This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months.
Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4 weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement.
You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment. You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences.
You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.
Please note the Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council is advertising the following posts on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.