Personal Assistant

1 week ago

St Andrews, United Kingdom Barrie Bookkeeping & Payroll Solutions Limited Full time

Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)

Reporting to: The Employer

Location: St Andrews, Scotland KY16

**Job purpose**:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

**About the employer**:
Our client is a 36year old gentleman looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide social support for 30 hours per week.

Our client has Asperger’s Syndrome and other conditions. He needs someone with a sense of humour and not easily offended. Our client can be very chatty when he feels comfortable and confident in his own surroundings. However, when meeting new people, he can become withdrawn feel nervous and lack confidence. Because of his major depressive disorder, our client can also have down days so needs someone with a calm and patient approach. It takes time to establish trust with people so respect and honesty is very important also having structure and routine is his life is also helpful.

Our client would like a PA to be able to help build upon his own personal confidence and help him to meet new people and establish relationships at his own pace without any pressure.

**Main duties**:
**Social duties**
- keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
- participating in activities I enjoy such as computing & retro gaming
- attend medical appointments when required
- help me seek out activities I can do to meet new people
- accompanying me to social activities

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

**Type of person that you/they are looking for**:

- **Values**: someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity and has a good sense of humour & is not easily offended.
- **Specific requirements**: someone with an understanding of Asperger’s Syndrome and experience of working with individuals with complex needs.

**Hours of work: 30 hours per week -**

**Times and days to be discussed at interview stage.**

**Rate of pay: £10.50 per hour**

**Skills, qualifications, and experience**:
**Essential**:

- driving licence
- car and appropriate insurance
- previous experience of working with individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome
- confidentiality
- good at building relationships

**Preferred**:

- computer literate
- good communicator
- a good listener
- ability to support people with complex needs.

**Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.**

**This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.**

**Salary**: £10.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: KW/KJ/1023

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