Two Personal Care Assistants for a teenage boy P/T 5 to 10 hrs @ £13.74hr in Cramlington
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We urgently require two support workers to provide 2:1 support for a 16-year-old male child with Autism, a significant learning disability & limited verbal communication. There are existing support workers in place, however we now require additional support to cover holidays.Main DutiesThe role is to support this young person to access age-appropriate activities in the community. He enjoys bike rides, swimming and going to the beach and park.
Male workers would be preferred (although not essential) as the young man will require support with personal care.
Support is also required with the young person's limited ability to communicate verbally.
His first language is Arabic however he has few familiar or contextual words in Arabic or English.
He makes use of visual prompts such as PECs and communication books in school and continuation of this would be preferred.
The child can become very anxious and distressed in busy places, which can affect his behaviour, and he requires a high level of supervision to keep him safe. He has limited awareness of risk and full support will be required with this.
Person SpecificationThe successful applicants must:
Have a positive understanding about young people who have disabilities
Have a genuine interest in working with young people with complex needs
Be able to respond positively, sensitively and effectively with challenging behaviours
Have knowledge and experience of working with young people who have very limited verbal communication skills
Have a high degree of initiative
Be punctual and reliable as the young person cannot be left unsupervised
Be flexible and have a positive and caring nature
Respect confidentiality
Hours
5 hours per week in term time weeks and 10 hours per week in all school holiday weeks.
Rates of pay
£13.74 per hour.
Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata.
Out of pocket expenses to be paid by employer.
Car driver required and must be insured for business use.
The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS), cost to be met by employer.
Key Responsibilities
Services
Personal Care
Social + Leisure activities
Training
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Understanding challenging behaviour
Autism / Aspergers
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
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