Social Care Personal Assistant (4- 6 hours a week)

Posting date11 November 2024

Closing date11/12/2024 11:58:35

Salary£12.75 per hour

LocationSwansea, Wales

CompanyDirect Payments Team

Job typePermanent

HoursPart Time

Reference15564387

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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 girl living in Swansea. I am more like a toddler and have no awareness to danger and can’t cross the road by myself. I can only speak a few words, but I can pull you to the direction I want you to go or I will show you what I would like by taking your hand. I understand a lot of instructions and I am willing to learn but you need to bear with me as I am very slow learner as I have a severe learning disability. If you tell me to stop doing something I normally will listen but If I don’t you just need to catch my attention and tell me to stop and distract me to something else. I am also tube fed but my parents will feed me before we go out so you don’t need to worry about feeding me. I can walk but I can’t walk fast and I need help to climb stairs. I don’t like loud noises, but I love soft play, swimming and seeing animals as I can do all their sounds.

My parents are potty training me at the moment and when I go out I will have my nappy on so I might need help to change my nappy when I go out.

On the very rare occasion that I would cry or get upset please find out what is wrong first and then try to calm me down by letting me watch YouTube videos such as ‘Little angel’ ‘Bluey’ ‘and ‘Peppa pig’. I don’t have a behaviour that is challenging but when I get frustrated, I will hit myself so please distract me to something else.

I love nursery songs and I love playing games such as peek a boo and Tag. I am fun to be with and would love you to take me out to different places so my parents can have a break to recharge their battery.

Female preferred. Due to personal care.

Hours of work
4- 6 hours a week
I would like 3 of these hours to be spent on the weekend and a few hours in the week. We are very flexible and can look at days and times during the interview.

Rate of pay.
£12.75


Essential:
I need you to:

• Are female
• Have previous experience
• Are happy to change my nappy when needed.


Desirable
I’d prefer if:
• Were happy and bubbly


I’d like support with
• Going to the park
• Going swimming
• Going to gymnastics
• Going to soft play


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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