Overview
Personal Assistant/ Support Worker
Location: Crawley
Ref: DP6838
Details
This role is to support a Child. Drivers licence required: Yes. Own vehicle needed: Yes.
Employment
Employment status: employed
Hours per week: 5 hours per week term time – actual days and times by mutual agreement but ideally at the weekend. Additional hours may be available on an as and when basis
Hourly pay rate: £12.40 per hour
Role summary
I am looking for a kind and compassionate PA to engage with my 10 year old son in my home and in the local community in activities he enjoys. My son has severe ASD, is non-verbal and is PEG fed. He enjoys using his electronic tablet, playing with sensory toys and going to the park and local playground. He has no danger awareness therefore needs to be supervised. On occasion accompanying my family on days out acting as an extra pair of hands.
I require a driver with their own car, mileage will be paid. This is a rewarding role with all professional training provided.
Duties include
* Eating and drinking assistance
* Other relevant duties as required
* Transportation
* Companionship
* Dressing / undressing
* Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings
* Accompanying my son on trips out in the local community engaging him in activities he enjoys and keeping him safe
* On occasion acting as an extra pair of hands when attending medical appointments or family
Candidate qualities
* Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
* Reliable with good timekeeping
* Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
* Hygienic, tidy and well organised
* Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
* Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
* Honest and cheerful
* Creative
* Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
* Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Notes
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
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