DPPA/CS/172556 - Personal assistant /Support worker

Title

Personal assistant /Support worker

Location

Bow Street Aberystwyth( Work to be undertaken at this location)

Hours of work

up to 6 hours per week to be worked flexibly as agreed in advance.

Rate of pay

£ 13.50 per hour.

Introduction

Are you outgoing and friendly and passionate about your work, if so, you could be the ideal caring Personal Assistant that is required to support a man in his own home and get him active in the community.

The post is for 6 hours a week which will be worked flexibly as agreed in advance in line with the needs of the employer.

The aim of this direct payment is to reduce the client’s social isolation and help him with regaining some independent living, the client has poor mobility following several strokes and will be completely dependent on your help to go into town and enjoy the things we all enjoy, Coffee, going to the bank, attending appointments etc.

As his PA you will be re -opening the door to his social freedom, giving him back the choices we all take for granted.

without this support he is unable to leave his flat

This post is funded by the local authority through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable the Client to remain independently living at home with support.

Main duties

• Provide the means for him to socialise outside in the community.

• Assist with meal planning and preparation.

• Assist with some light domestic cleaning

• Reduce social isolation.

• Ensure the clients safety and wellbeing at all times when on duty.

• To carry out any other reasonable requests that the employer may make from time to time