Carer/Personal Assistant (Direct Payments)
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.50 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bettws, Bridgend |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bridgend County Borough Council - Direct Payments Team |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 47402 |
Summary
Job title: Personal Assistant
Location: Bettws, Bridgend
Hours of work: 5 hours (evening/weekend)
Rate of pay: £14.50
Introduction:
A committed, caring, and flexible Personal Assistant is required to support with a 11 year old girl who has learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. However, would benefit with support from someone whiling to build a friendship, encourage and take her out into the community to enjoy the clubs and activities she enjoys.
Hours are to be worked flexibly as required and agreed in advance, most likely spread over the week to fit in with her activities.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable him to have the support with the assistance of a PA.
Main Duties:
• Support and encourage her with activities in the community, such as football, cinema and horse riding
• Support and encourage to try new activities and skills to improve his confidence and abilities.
• Ensure her safety at all times during your working period.
• Become a friend and engage in conversations.
• Local to the area would be beneficial
• Previous PA experience with children with learning difficulties and behavioural difficulties is preferable
Person Specification:
• Knowledge/experience with challenging behaviour
• Active and energetic
• Proactive individual with local knowledge.
• Caring, honest, responsible, and patient.
• Flexibility around hours of work
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship
• Good communication
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).
SSP will be paid at the lower amount of either £123.25 OR 80% of normal earnings. For workers whose pay varies week to week, this will be an average of the previous 8 weeks' pay.
Additional Information:
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 greater 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.
Disclaimer
Please note that although you may have received these job details via Bridgend County Borough Council, they are acting on the employer’s behalf and cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.
Your personal information will be held and used in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. The information you have provided will be forwarded to the third party for whom we are acting and will be used to contact you in association with this job application only. It will not be used for any other purpose or shared with anyone else outside of the organisation.
How to apply
To apply for this position, or to discuss the job in more detail, please contact Bridgend County Borough Council’s Direct Payments Team on Bridgend (01656) 642202/642144. Alternatively, you can e-mail the Team at directpaymentsadvice@bridgend.gov.uk
Location: Bettws, Bridgend
Hours of work: 5 hours (evening/weekend)
Rate of pay: £14.50
Introduction:
A committed, caring, and flexible Personal Assistant is required to support with a 11 year old girl who has learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. However, would benefit with support from someone whiling to build a friendship, encourage and take her out into the community to enjoy the clubs and activities she enjoys.
Hours are to be worked flexibly as required and agreed in advance, most likely spread over the week to fit in with her activities.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable him to have the support with the assistance of a PA.
Main Duties:
• Support and encourage her with activities in the community, such as football, cinema and horse riding
• Support and encourage to try new activities and skills to improve his confidence and abilities.
• Ensure her safety at all times during your working period.
• Become a friend and engage in conversations.
• Local to the area would be beneficial
• Previous PA experience with children with learning difficulties and behavioural difficulties is preferable
Person Specification:
• Knowledge/experience with challenging behaviour
• Active and energetic
• Proactive individual with local knowledge.
• Caring, honest, responsible, and patient.
• Flexibility around hours of work
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship
• Good communication
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).
SSP will be paid at the lower amount of either £123.25 OR 80% of normal earnings. For workers whose pay varies week to week, this will be an average of the previous 8 weeks' pay.
Additional Information:
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 greater 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.
Disclaimer
Please note that although you may have received these job details via Bridgend County Borough Council, they are acting on the employer’s behalf and cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.
Your personal information will be held and used in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. The information you have provided will be forwarded to the third party for whom we are acting and will be used to contact you in association with this job application only. It will not be used for any other purpose or shared with anyone else outside of the organisation.
How to apply
To apply for this position, or to discuss the job in more detail, please contact Bridgend County Borough Council’s Direct Payments Team on Bridgend (01656) 642202/642144. Alternatively, you can e-mail the Team at directpaymentsadvice@bridgend.gov.uk