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Young man aged 19 requires Personal Assistant to support him in and around the community with his social skills. Gentleman has learning difficulties. Requires support to stay on task and motivated to do the things he sets out to undertake. Gentleman has been relatively isolated since leaving school and this has increased his worry about doing things independently. He requires no support with personal care.
Requires support to access transport and currently does not have the skills to independently access the community beyond a small area near his home. He becomes frustrated when he feels he cannot do something and this can get in the way of his enjoyment of life.
Looking for somebody of a similar age with similar interests to spend time with him to help build independence and connection in the community, and outside of his room. He particularly loves gaming but needs support to open up his world and think about future goals / the development of life skills. The way in which the hours are used is negotiable and dependent upon what he / you plan to do, but works out as 10 hours per week. How the hours are worked is much more about the development of the relationship, than it is to do with what ‘activities’ are undertaken.
Gentleman would hope that the right candidate would do what they promised to do, bring humour and fun to the table and have a ‘can do’ attitude. He would also hope that they would connect with him around his interest in computer games but use this to expand the repertoire of what he feels capable of doing, rather than keeping him in that place.
DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.