Job title: Personal assistant
Location: Llandre Nr bow street Aberystwyth
Hours of work: 24 hours per month to be worked flexibly in line with the needs of the employer.
Rate of pay £12 per hour plus occasional mileage allowance on duty.
Introduction:
A committed, caring, and flexible Personal Assistant is required to provide service to support a young Autistic teenage girl, to support her social and emotional needs and to improve her communication and language skills, to let her develop interests independent of her family. She needs support to build her confidence and feel listened to when making decisions she enjoys shopping, swimming, cooking, food, and drawing.
The hours are to be worked flexibly as required and agreed in advance. twice to three times/week after school and during weekends.
This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme. The PA must have own transport and a full, clean driving licence.
Main Duties:
• Ensure service user is safe in his environment.
• To support with meals and drinks on duty
• Encourage and take part in activities.
• Provide support and guidance to develop independence skills.
• Assist them to attend social activities.
• To carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time.
Person Specification:
Active and energetic
A good sense of humour
Flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
Caring, honest, responsible and patient.
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.
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.