Overview
Personal Assistant / Support Worker (P/T) Ref: 06/Kilwinning/JL 01/09/2025 personal employer Kilwinning
Details
Hours: 6 hrs per week
Days / Hours: Proposed shifts: 10am – 1pm or 1.30pm – 4.30pm; Days flexible – to be discussed at interview
R.O.P: £12.60 – £13.73 per hr
Duties
* Provide support and companionship to a young man with a diagnosis of Autism. He lives with his family in the Kilwinning area. Confidentiality is of utmost importance.
* Social Support: provide social support and companionship within the local community, ensuring his safety at all times. He has no sense of danger or road safety; must be supervised at all times and you must physically fit and able to respond quickly as he can run off if distracted. Continuity and consistency are very important to him.
* Support to access the local community including going to the Gym. He enjoys going to the swimming pool; he can’t swim but enjoys going in the water and applicants must be comfortable to assist with this.
* The family are looking for applicants who are friendly, have a cheery personality and are easy going. You must be calm and have the ability to reassure and encourage in a positive way.
* He is passionate about cars and watching sport, going to football games and visiting football stadiums; it would be beneficial to have similar interests. On occasion, hours may be used for longer shifts to support him to travel further afield to visit stadiums.
* He loves music and has an interest in theatre and costumes. Over time, his confidence may increase and he may attend Centre Stage in Kilmarnock.
* Personal Care: Minimal – prompting to get dressed properly after swimming etc.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Experience of working with young adults with Autism is essential. It is preferable that applicants are a driver with a current driver\'s license, use of own car and business insurance. Wage rate incorporates travel allowance but mileage costs will be covered for work-related travel.
* The successful applicant will have to undergo a new PVG Disclosure, at the employer’s expense, and supply 2 reference contacts prior to appointment.
* There is a 6-month probationary period with 1 week\'s notice during that time if the post does not work out.
* To apply please email your CV to jennifer@ailn.org quoting Ref: 06/Kilwinning/JL. Alternatively, contact Jennifer Lee on 01294 475686 for an application form to be returned to Ayrshire Independent Living Network, The Michael Lynch Centre, 71 Princes Street, Ardrossan KA22 8DG.
***Please note that AILN are not the employers, AILN are a Self-Directed Support Charity that offer a support, payroll & mailbox service on behalf of Individual Employers***
Contact
Self Directed Support 01294 475685/6; Payroll & Budget Management 01294 475681
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