Job Title: Personal Assistant
Location: Aberystwyth (bow street)
Hourly Rate: £13 per hour
Hours Offered: 3 Hours per week: worked as agreed in advance
Details:
A Personal Assistant is required to support a man who is the carer for his father to take a break from the caring role Essentially an evening sitting service, the PA would stay in the house once a week for 3 hours with his father giving him a much needed break. 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:
• To support him to step away from the care role for a few hours
• Provide drinks and snacks, if necessary, in his absence
• Assist with trips to the toilet if necessary
• To ensure the clients safety and security when on duty
• keep accurate timesheets and records of tasks completed Any other reasonable duties requested from time to time.
Person Specification:
• Reliable with good time keeping, and a good sense of humour.
• Caring, Honest, responsible and patient, flexible around the hours of work and main duties of the job.
• Able to use own initiative and be self-motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills.
This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will
Incur no cost to the applicant
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.