Hours: 6.5 hours per week
Location: Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Rate: £13.00 per hour
Car driver with own vehicle essential
Purpose of Job
Your role will be to provide my son Adam with the quality 1‑1 support, personal and social assistance that he needs to enable him to access his community as well as providing support within the home.
Adam is a happy, sociable boy and 17 years old. He has a cheeky sense of humour, sees the funny side in everything and has great communication skills. Adam loves computers, drawing and making up stories. He enjoys going to the arcades to play games, swimming and piano lessons. We are looking for an enthusiastic PA who is willing to research activities that they can support Adam to take part in.
Adam tires very easily and walks on his tiptoes. He has a manual wheelchair to get around outside and will require you to push this. Adam requires support with prompting in all areas of daily living to support his independence. He also always needs supervision as he has minimal awareness of danger and can be impulsive.
Adam has a diagnosis of Autism and has related sensory issues; he doesn’t like too much noise. He doesn’t display any aggressive behaviour, if something upsets him you will be required to reassure him and calm him.
As Adam’s Personal Assistant you will work under my direction to meet his needs and will be accountable to me in all aspects of your work. You must be reliable, use your initiative, respect our privacy and maintain confidentiality in all areas of your work. Good time‑keeping is extremely important as well as a passion for what you do. You must be able to handle the physical skills of lifting, pushing and bending.
Main Duties
The main duties of the job are outlined below. Because Adam’s needs vary on a day‑to‑day basis, flexibility is essential. You will be expected to carry out any other reasonable personal assistance tasks that we request.
Personal Assistance
* Assisting Adam to get into his wheelchair and in and out of the car
* Always ensuring Adam’s safety
* Encourage Adam’s independence
* Prompting Adam with what needs to happen now and what he needs to do next
* Prompting Adam to ensure he has all the equipment he needs to take with him to activities
* Making Adam aware of all the choices he has in a situation
* Supporting Adam with money to ensure he has enough to pay and that he gets the correct change
* Support Adam in meal preparation, encouraging him and helping him to prepare his meals and then how to tidy away after
* Work with us and our other staff to promote and develop Adam’s independent life skills for now and the future
Social Assistance
* Provide and assist Adam with activities of his choosing
* Enable Adam to access his local community
* Adam follows a halal diet, and it is important you are aware of what this means or be willing to learn
Person Specification
Essential
* Able to drive and have access to a car suitable for a manual wheelchair, when folded, to go in
* Have a positive attitude towards disability
* Be physically able to meet the demands of the role
* Be willing to work under our direction
* Be able to work flexibly to meet our son’s needs
* Not smoke or drink alcohol when working for me
* Be reliable and trustworthy
* Be able to work in different settings
* Confidentiality – not discuss our household and domestic circumstances with others, other than with our specific permission
* Be able to accept responsibility and work on your own initiative
Desirable
* Have some experience of working with disabled children or adults with autism
* Be aware or prepared to learn and work within our Islamic cultural and religious practices relating to food and personal care
You do not need any formal qualifications, but you must be willing to learn how to do the job under our direction.
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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