Female Family Support Worker - AHSNCL

Disability North; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A family in Newcastle Upon Tyne is seeking a carer to support their 9-year-old daughter with autism. Responsibilities include personal care, meal preparation, and light housekeeping. The role offers flexible hours, working alongside another carer. Applicants must have experience with SEN children and be physically fit. This position has an occupational requirement for a male/female caregiver due to the nature of the work.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with children, especially those with special educational needs.
• Able to manage unpredictable behavior and provide personal care as needed.
• Must be physically fit and resilient.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support for a 9-year-old girl with autism.
• Assist with personal care tasks, including washing and dressing.
• Prepare meals and perform light housekeeping duties when necessary.
• Work alongside another carer and communicate effectively.

Skills

Experience with children

Experience with SEN children

Effective communication

Physical fitness

Job description

Hours: 5 hours term time 10 hours holiday

Rate of Pay: £16.00 per hour

Area: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Car driver with own vehicle essential




My daughter is 9 years old. She is autistic with learning disabilities & is nonverbal. She is a sensory seeker and loves running & trampolining. Her favourite activities at present, are her iPad and avatar games. She loves to throw too, which can keep you busy. When we have good weather, she loves the beach and park as well as going for a drive in the car.

She can exhibit challenging behaviour when dysregulated. You will need to be physically fit and resilient. She is cheeky and persistent in what she wants. She likes to be very physical in her play with those adults around her. Ideally, I would like to find someone with significant experience of working with children & SEN children given she can be quite unpredictable at times if dysregulated as she can hurt herself, and this is quite distressing to see if not seen before.

Days Asiya is in public this requires 2 carers so you would need to communicate effectively with the second carer. In our house there is Asiya’s twin sister, me (mam) and her dad and two family indoor cats. We are an easy-going family just looking for the right people to welcome into our home to help care for our daughter.

Personal care (e.g. washing, dressing& toilet assistance) as needed.

Own transportation which would need to be fitted with seating harness.

Meal preparation as required.

Light house duties after her meals if I’m not there.

You would be working alongside an additional carer and would be needed for up to 5 hours, weekends possible and being flexible with hours e.g. can be 2.5h over two days or 1 hr per day over 5 days.

School holidays there is up to 10hours a week, flexible over the week e.g 2.5h 4 times a week .




There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.




This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.