CX774 Patient & Kind Personal Assistant Required HU4 Part Time

Choices and Rights Disability Coalition; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support organization is seeking a dedicated Personal Assistant for a 6-year-old boy in Hull. The ideal candidate should have experience with autism, a caring attitude, and be able to provide personal care and supervision. The role requires assisting the boy with mobility and daily activities, ensuring his safety and comfort. Flexible hours available during term time and holidays, with a pay rate of £12.21 per hour.

Benefits

Mileage costs covered

Training provided

Qualifications

• Must be patient, kind, and caring.
• Experience of autism and pump feeding preferred.
• Valid driver's license preferred for transporting a wheelchair user.

Responsibilities

• Assist the boy in accessing areas of interest.
• Provide 1 to 1 supervision when needed.
• Administer medications and personal care.

Skills

Experience with autism

Patient and caring attitude

Experience with pump feeding

Job description

A Personal Assistant is required for a 6-year-old boy in HU4 area of Hull. The ideal PA will be patient kind and caring. This young boy enjoys going to soft plays, swimming, parks, imagination play centres.
Your main duties will be to help the young boy access areas of interest for him. He will need 1 to 1 supervision, as he can display challenging behaviour when upset and is on a continuous pump feed. He is non-verbal and struggles to communicate his needs. He may require some medications while out and will require personal care as he is still in nappies. Experience of autism and pump feeding preferred. He has complex medical needs, but all training will be provided to the right candidate.
A car driver is preferred as the young boy is wheelchair user and struggles to walk longer distances due to medical conditions/safety. The family have recently acquired a Motability vehicle and the successful applicant will be expected to take the boy out in this; the vehicle will be insured for them to drive, and mileage costs will be met by the employer.
The hours needed are 4 hours term time Saturday or Sunday.
Hours in the holidays are 8 hours; days/times flexible.

Please quote Ref: REF CX774
Location: HU4
Rate of pay: £12.21 Per Hour
Hours: 4 Hours per week term time/8 hours per week school holidays
Vacancies: 1

How to apply
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Apply for multiple vacancies by completing the application form in the ‘Apply to be a PA’ section of the website. You must then email [e-mail] with your name and the reference numbers of the jobs you wish to apply for.
Send a printed application or CV & covering letter to Choices and Rights Disability Coalition, Jude Lodge, Tiverton Road, Hull, HU7 4DQ. You must include the references of the jobs you wish to apply for.
Important Information
The above vacancy is advertised directly by the disabled person/ representative. They receive funding via a Direct Payment to directly employ their own Personal Assistant. All applications will be forwarded to the disabled person or their representative, they will choose which candidates to progress and it most cases contact you directly. If you haven’t heard from the employer within 4 weeks, you should consider your application unsuccessful.

It is important to note that Choices and Rights are not the employer, we act on the employer’s behalf and we cannot be held responsible for any actions arising from your employment. We are not an agency.

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