Personal Assistants
Direct Payments Personal Assistants (PA) Vacancies
Current vacancies are also advertised on various sites including:
Job Centre
Social Care Wales
Social Media
Please read the Personal Assistant Code of Conduct and the Personal Assistant Terms and Conditions before completing the Personal Assistant registration form.
Ceredigion County Council offer a number of training opportunities for Personal Assistants which includes a mandatory online training programme.
Mandatory e-learning for all PAs:
|
E-learning programme title |
Comment |
Time required to complete programme |
|---|---|---|
|
Safeguarding Children & Adults |
Available |
45 mins |
|
Manual Handling of People |
Available |
20 mins |
|
Introduction to Care & Personal care |
Available |
15 mins |
|
Health & Safety in the Home for PAs |
Available |
30 mins |
|
Infection Prevention & Control |
Available |
20 mins |
|
First Aid Awareness for PAs |
Available |
45 mins |
|
VAWDASV |
Available |
45 mins |
|
Information Security & Data Protection |
Available |
?? |
|
|
Total time: |
Rounded up total of 4 hours |
Supporting e-learning programmes - (Dependent upon role being undertaken by PA)
|
E-learning programme title |
Comment |
Time required to complete programme |
|---|---|---|
|
Manual Handling of Objects |
Available |
20 mins |
|
Food Hygiene |
Available |
20 mins |
|
Safe Administration of medicines |
Available |
20 mins |
|
Understanding Autism |
Available |
30 mins |
|
Mental Capacity Act Awareness |
Available |
30 mins |
|
Equality & Diversity |
Available |
30 mins |
|
|
Total time: |
Rounded up to 3 hours |
Some of the above have recommended viewing of videos which hasn’t been included in the approximate times.