Social Care Personal Assistant (4 hours term time & 8 hours school holidays)

Posting date07 November 2024

Closing date07/12/2024 12:13:37

Salary£12.75 per hour

LocationSwansea, Wales

CompanyDirect Payments Team

Job typePermanent

HoursPart Time

Reference15548289

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Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.

A little about myself:
I am a young boy living in Swansea, I have Autism and Pica this means that I like to eat things including rocks. I would need to be supervised at all times. I love to play and really enjoy going to soft play, going to a local park and going for walks. My favourite thing to eat is McDonalds or Jumbo Sausages. I am looking for a female PA to take me out, my favourite thing to do is going to soft play.

Driver required to take me out.

Female preferred.

Hours of work
4 hours x 39 weeks plus 30 miles (Weekdays after school)
8 hours x 13 weeks (school holidays) plus 30 miles (Weekdays preferred morning or afternoon)

Rate of pay.
£12.75

Essential:
I need you to:
• Can drive and have a car to take me out
• You are female

Desirable
I’d prefer if:
• You have previous experience.

I’d like support with
• Accompany me to soft play supervising me at all times.
• Accompany me to do my chosen activity.

I will need my PA to:

Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
Be confident, mature and have patience.
Be dependable and arrive on time.
Be friendly with an easy-going manner.
Be adaptable and flexible.
Be supportive but not take over.
Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.

Concerning the position

A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.

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