Job Description
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Hours: 10 -15 hours per week
Weekends and school holidays - flexible hours to be mutually agreed. Pick ups and drop offs.
Rate of Pay: £13.00 per hour
Brief details of the job:
To look after our 6-year-old son (U) in the home on a 1:1 basis or support family/other staff to take him out in the community on a 2:1 basis. To assist with a variety of tasks to enable him to live his personal and social life according to his wishes and interests.
You will need to be fit to keep up with him as he likes to run! He loves swimming, running, playing outdoors, adventure playgrounds, trampoline parks, soft play and bubble gum ice cream! U is Autistic with associated learning difficulties.
Social duties, support to:
- Access activities in the community such as visiting parks, Tim Lamb centre
- Access to swimming sessions
- Trampolining sessions
Personal care: support with bathing, showering, teeth cleaning, dressing and toileting
Domestic duties: serving nutritious meals and snacks, tidying.
These duties may vary from day-to-day.
Type of person that we are looking for:
Values: understanding and respecting cultural needs, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible and most of all be an excellent communicator.
Specific requirements: someone with an understanding of ASD and experience of dealing with challenging behaviour.
Skills, qualifications and experience:
Essential:
- good at building relationships, understanding and responding to challenging behaviour
- good at working as part of a team
- physical fitness and able to keep up with a fast 6-year-old
- specialist communication skills; understanding of PECS/ visual timetable, and a willingness to learn them.
- ability to support people with behaviours which challenge.
- keep calm under pressure
- driving licence, car and own insurance
Preferred: desirable skills, qualifications and experience:
- good communicator
- experience of working with autistic individuals
- experience of Positive Behaviour Support
- able to swim and run fast
Full training whilst initially working alongside a parent carer.
This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.
For more information, please contact me on 07501735583 (weekdays 9am-3pm)
To apply, please send a covering letter and CV to: [email protected]
Closing date: 2nd May 2023
At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 10-15 per week
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Schedule:
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 02/05/2023
Reference ID: Female Personal Assistant SKNCL