PM1747 Personal Assistant

Responsibilities

• Supporting to access local activities, or going out for coffee
• Supporting me to develop daily routines and keeping to them
• Practice travelling on the bus so I become familiar and confident with local routes
• Ensuring my safety and well-being at all times
• Recognising signs of anxiety and fatigue and acting accordingly to alleviate symptoms, ie: taking me to a quiet place, talking it through it, reassuring me
• Assist me to maintain focus on what\’s important
• You will help to create structure and routine within my home
• Assistance with correspondence, reading and explaining my post, contacting companies on my behalf (eg, gas/electric) to deal with matters, replying to correspondence
• Setting up appointments, arranging meetings etc on my behalf and being attendance when it happens
• Explaining to me in clear detail about the meetings, what happened, if there\’s any follow up action etc
• Helping me to learn appropriate social cues

Qualities and Skills

• An enthusiastic, positive and friendly person is important
• Good communication skills and patience is important, ie: be clear in speech
• You\’ll be perceptive to my changing moods and be able to manage them in a professional and appropriate way
• Experience with individuals with a mental health or aspergers diagnosis is particularly desirable and it is important that the person is naturally caring, positive and supportive
• Reassuring me when I am feeling down, having a knack to take a positive approach to things that are troubling me
• Essential that you will maintain confidentiality in all aspects of my life
• Someone who is willing to learn about how my disabilities affect me and how best to support me through it
• Very important that you are dependable and reliable
• Someone who I can confidently and easily build rapport with
• A car owner/driver

Employment checks

• This position is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Disclosure (Police Check), which must be completed prior to the commencement of employment. The cost of this check will be covered by the Local Authority.
• All necessary checks will be conducted to verify that any candidate has the legal right to work in the UK before employment begins.
• Although this is a part-time role, it is a legitimate position requiring the submission of a National Insurance number. Employment will commence under an initial trial period.
• Wages will be paid on a monthly and appropriate holiday pay will be provided.

Notes

• Please note: Dewis Centre for Independent Living is acting on behalf of a third party and will not serve as your employer or be liable for any issues arising from your employment should you be offered the position.