Overview
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.
A little about myself: I am a bubbly young boy who is looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals to take me out and about. I have ASD and a learning disability and will need someone who is patient and understanding who will listen very carefully when I try to communicate. I have some limited speech but will always make sure you know how I feel and what I need. I love music and will need access to my phone or headphones to play my music at all times to help me stay regulated. I enjoy walks, love animals and love going out for food. I\'m not a big fan of noisy, enclosed spaces where my hearing can become overstimulated. I love to laugh and have a cheeky sense of humour. I can sometimes be shy, and need encouraging to enter new places or engage with new people. I am afraid of dogs but have been working on this and can now be relatively close to them as long as they are on leads. If they run towards me, I can become scared and run in the opposite direction even if this is near a road. I will need someone to support me with danger awareness at all times.
Hours of work
Currently, due to me being unsettled, I will need two PAs to take me out into the community. Three hours during term time, six hours during school holidays.
Rate of pay
£13.13 per hour.
Essential
* You must be experienced in working with young people who have ASD and GDD.
* You must be fast, to keep up with me and stop me from running into unsafe places.
* You must be able to swim competently and be happy to take me swimming or playing in the water.
Desirable
* You are patient, kind and happy.
* You enjoy having fun.
Support with
* Going out in the community
* Going out for food
Responsibilities of the PA
* Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
* Be confident, mature and have patience.
* Be dependable and arrive on time.
* Be friendly with an easy-going manner.
* Be adaptable and flexible.
* Be supportive but not take over.
* Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.
Concerning the position
A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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