Overview
Job title: Personal Assistant
Hours: Monday and Friday (4-hour sessions)
Hourly rate: £13.50
Location: Wallsend, North Tyneside
Description
Female Personal Assistant (PA) required to support our daughter, who has learning difficulties and autism. The PA would be required to take our daughter out to events and activities to support her to socialise.
Responsibilities
* Assist with taking our daughter out to various activities including: swimming, park, gym, shopping, bowling, cinema, theatre, art and craft sessions, museums, day trips, etc.
* Assist with developing our daughter’s weekly programme of activities and contribute ideas on activities she may like to try.
* Work with our daughter to create a regular 4-week plan of activities to do together.
* Be creatively minded and comfortable planning and doing art/craft projects with her.
* Be comfortable finding and taking her to interesting places, trips, creative events and existing activities and sessions.
* Support with basic personal care on occasion.
Person Requirements
We are looking for a friendly, chatty, bubbly person to assist our daughter with learning difficulties and autism. Our daughter is friendly and chatty once she is comfortable with you. However, it is important that the Personal Assistant understands they will need to drive the conversation with her by asking lots of questions and showing encouragement. Our daughter likes to chat but can’t always think of what to say and ask; therefore the role would suit someone who is very chatty and will ask her lots of questions.
Degree discipline
Not essential but it may be well suited to someone from or with an interest in the health, arts and care sector. Anyone with an interest in care and supporting people with learning disabilities and autism would be great.
Requirements / Location
* A car driver is preferred, but not essential.
* Based in Wallsend, so will suit someone from North Tyneside or Newcastle.
Hours and Rate
8 hours a week, worked as 4 hour sessions 2 times a week. Ideally on a Monday and Friday but there is some flexibility if these days are not suitable.
Initially the PA will begin with 4 hours for a few weeks before increasing to 8 hours per week. This is to allow the person being supported to transition to a new PA.
Additional hours may be required to cover holidays and sickness.
Employment is on a PAYE employed basis, rate of pay is £13.50 per hour.
Or arrangements can be made to work on a self-employed basis with a slightly higher rate of pay; this can be discussed with individual candidates.
How to Apply
We are looking for someone to start ASAP; however the post is subject to DBS and reference checks. Please apply with CV and Cover Letter with a view to interview ASAP.
Email: kalsum57@gmail.com
Telephone: 07858215362
This vacancy has a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.
This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.
At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.
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