Job Title: Personal Assistant
Location: Aberystwyth
Hourly Rate: £12 per hour plus local mileage allowance when on duty
Hours Offered: 6 Hours per week: worked as agreed in advance with the employer.
Details:
A committed, and flexible Personal Assistant is required to support a sight impaired lady to manage her daily routine and support her with activities that help relieve her social isolation,
Including trips out with her guide dog.
PA must be able to accommodate the guide dog in their vehicle, trips out are to allow her to interact with friends and family so use of a car is essential.
The hours are to be worked flexibly as required and agreed in advance.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this client to manage their support independently.
Main Duties: -
• Support the client to maintain daily routines in the home.
• Support and encourage her with activities of interest.
• Support to access the community.
• Support with light household tasks.
• Support with arranging and attending appointments.
• To support her to remain independent both at home and in the community.
• Keep accurate timesheets and records of tasks completed Any other reasonable duties requested from time to time.
Person Specification:
• Active and energetic.
• Must be good with dogs and able to accept that it is essential that the dog is part of this package
• Have a vehicle suitable to safely transport the guide dog.
• 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.
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
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.