Company: Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service
Personal Assistant /support worker Required
Hours: 6 hours per week
Rate of Pay: £15.00 per hour
The role
Are you a caring, reliable and friendly person who enjoys supporting others to remain active and connected within their community?
An opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to support an employer who lives in Aberystwyth and is experiencing increasing isolation due to severe sight impairment and other health conditions.
The role focuses on providing companionship, reassurance and practical support to help him access his local community safely, and confidently. Support will include accompanying him and his guide dog on social outings, country walks, leisure activities and community visits, while ensuring his safety and wellbeing when mobilising outdoors.
The employer previously enjoyed a high degree of independence, but changes to his health, combined with anxiety and sight loss, mean he now requires support to access activities outside the home.
He relies on a guide dog for assistance; therefore, the successful applicant must be comfortable around dogs and willing to transport both the employer and his guide dog when required.
This role will play a vital part in helping him maintain social connections, reduce feelings of loneliness and improve his overall mental and physical wellbeing.
Main Duties
- Provide companionship and social support.
- Accompany the employer on community outings and leisure activities.
- Offer reassurance and support when travelling outdoors.
- Assist him to mobilise safely when accessing the community.
- Encourage participation in social and recreational activities.
- Promote independence while ensuring safety and wellbeing.
- Support him and his guide dog during outings and appointments.
- Drive and accompany the employer and his guide dog when required.
The Ideal Person Will:
- Be patient, caring and understanding.
- Comfortable with dogs
- Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be able to hold a conversation that is descriptive of surroundings.
- Be reliable, trustworthy and respectful of confidentiality.
- Be able to provide encouragement and reassurance, without being patronising
- Have an awareness of the needs of people living with sight loss and anxiety (desirable, but not essential).
- A full driving licence and use of a car is essential
This rewarding role will make a genuine difference to this persons quality of life by helping him remain connected with his community and reducing the isolation he currently experiences.
Disclaimer:This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. 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.
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