Pay rate: £13.50 per hour (WEEKLY PAY) Shift Pattern/Hours available: 20 hours per week. Location: Nottingham (NG2) Introduction: We are looking to build up a team around a young gentleman, to support with a long-term aim of moving out of the family home and into his own accommodation.We would like to find someone who can develop a trusting relationship with him, based primarily in the family home to begin with.This person is a complex young man who has Autism, specifically PDA. This results in some significant anxieties, sensory sensitivities, including what would present as OCD behaviours.He has a particular keen interest in online/video gaming. A shared interest in this regard would be hugely advantageous.You would need to have experience of the PDA profile of Autism and demonstrate a working knowledge of supporting someone with this diagnosis. You would be a positive, emotionally intelligent person and excited by the opportunity to spend time with someone and make a difference to their quality of life. If this sounds like a role which would interest you, please contact our recruitment team for an informal conversation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Spending time and building a positive relationship in the family home.
2. Connect with this person initially through a shared interest of video gaming.
3. Progress to accessing the community, focussing on areas of interest...