Vacancy Details

I am an 85 year old lady living in the centre of Neath. I have a very loving supportive family surrounding me, and I love all my family pictures in my home they are very special to me. I love to talk about old times. Lately I have been confined to my bed and require support with personal care and support with preparing light meals. 

To give my family a break I would require a Personal Assistant to support me every other weekend if possible. I have had a diagnosis of Vascular Dementia and can become confused with some short term memory loss. I have a manual handling plan in place to support and assist me with care to be provided on my bed. All training will be provided to support me. 

Morning Call: 08:00 - 08:45 Personal Care, wash and dressed and breakfast. (Saturday and Sunday)

Lunch Call: 12:00 - 12:35 Personal Care and provide a ready meal lunch. (Saturday and Sunday)

Teatime call: 16:30 - 17:10 Personal Care and provide light Meal. Saturday a light mal to be prepared and on Sunday a lunch is prepared by my family and is to be warmed. (Saturday and Sunday)

There is some flexibility with the calls of around 30 mins which can be discussed. 

I am looking for: 

• Someone who is reliable 

• Respects confidentiality and privacy

• Someone chatty and personable

3.5 hours every other weekend, which works out as 1 hour 45 mins on a Saturday and 1 hour 45 minutes on a Sunday. 

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Neath Port Talbot Council. To apply for this job please click the “Apply Online” link and complete the registration/application form. You will only need to complete this form once. If you wish to be considered for more than one vacancy or have any difficulties please contact us on 01639 686140 or email pa-registration@npt.gov.uk quoting the reference numbers of the jobs you are interested in.

This post may require a DBS check (the cost of which will be met by NPTCBC). If this post requires you to work with children then it is compulsory for you to have a DBS check prior to commencement.

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 on a 4 weekly or monthly 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.