Hours per week: Up to 10 hours (e.g two half days)
Hourly rate: £15/hr
Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Flexible & to be discussed during interview)
About our daughter:
Our little girl is 13 years old and has complex health needs as well as special educational needs (PMLD). She loves sensory activities and thoroughly enjoys sensory stories/experiences as they give her a lot of stimulation and help develop her skills. She loves music and water, as well as being outdoors. She enjoys interaction on a 1-2-1 basis through sensory play.
Job Description:
As our daughter is home schooled full time, we are looking for an enthusiastic & self-driven PA for her, to join her little team of physiotherapist, music therapist & PAs.
The ideal candidate would play an important role in doing a lot of sensory activities/play with our daughter, which support the targets within her EHCP (Education Health Care Plan). The necessary training would be provided, particularly in moving & handling and her specific health needs.
The ideal candidate would need to have a keen interest in getting to know her, develop a relationship with her and interact with her as part of her educational programme (which involves a lot of fun sensory play and taking her out to hydrotherapy sessions and to the local park!), whilst also supporting her personal/medical needs.
We are a very supportive family and will provide the training required, specially from a health perspective. Educational resources such as TacPac will be provided.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop /carry out sensory activities around the educational targets within our daughter's EHCP document (initially work closely with parents so knowledge about her & current activities can be shared)
- Deliver personal care
- Enteral feeding & medicine administration (training will be provided)
- Taking our daughter out to her activities outside of the house, such as to the swimming pool, to the park etc, as organised with parents.
Qualifications/Skills/training Required:
- Epilepsy (provided)
- Enteral feeding (provided)
- Moving & handling (provided)
- Experience in special needs care
- Experience in Special Educational Needs and PMLD would be highly advantageous in this role.
Other requirements:
Driving licence, DBS check
Start date:
As soon as possible - to suit both parties.