Female Personal Assistant – KANT

Disability North; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Disability North in Wallsend, North Tyneside, seeks a Personal Assistant to support our daughter who has learning difficulties and autism. The role involves accompanying her to activities, socialising, and planning outings with a creative, chatty companion.

The successful candidate will be friendly, bubbly, and able to drive conversation with her. Some personal care may be required; DBS and references are requested. Start ASAP; 14.05 GBP/hour; driving preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Friendly, chatty, bubbly person to assist our daughter.
• Must engage by asking questions and encouraging conversation.
• Car driver preferred but not essential.
• ASAP start; DBS and reference checks required.

Responsibilities

• Take our daughter to events and activities to socialise.
• Develop a 4-week plan of activities and weekly programme.
• Plan and run art/craft projects and visit places/events.
• Occasional personal care assistance.
• Driving may be preferred.

Skills

Friendly

Chatty

Bubbly

Job description

Job title: Personal Assistant

Hours: Thursday and Saturday (or Sunday) afternoons (4-hour sessions)

Hourly rate: £14.05 per hour

Location: Wallsend, North Tyneside

Female Personal Assistant (PA) required to support our daughter, who has learning difficulties and autism. The PA would be required to take our daughter out to events and activities to support her to socialise.

Person Requirements

We are looking for a friendly, chatty, bubbly person to assist our daughter with learning difficulties and autism.

Our daughter is friendly and chatty once she is comfortable with you. However, it is important that the Personal Assistant understands they will need to drive the conversation with her, by asking lots of questions and show encouragement. Our daughter likes to chat but can’t always think of what to say and ask, therefore the role would suit someone who is very chatty and someone who will ask her lots of questions.

The role

To assist with taking our daughter out to various activities including: – swimming, going to park, going to gym, shopping, bowling, cinema, theatre, art and craft sessions, museums, day trips etc.

To assist with developing our daughter’s weekly programme of activities, someone happy to make suggestions on activities she may like to take her too would be welcomed. Working with our daughter to create a regular 4 weekly plan of what they will do together.

Someone, creatively minded who would be comfortable planning and doing art/craft projects with her, as well as comfortable finding and taking her to interesting places/ trips, creative events and existing activities and sessions

Someone to support with basic personal care on occasion.

Car driver preferred, but not essential.

Not essential but it may be well suited to someone from or with an interest in the health, arts and care sector. Anyone with an interest in care and supporting people with learning disabilities and autism would be great.

We are looking for someone to start ASAP however the post is subject to DBS and reference checks.

There is a genuine occupationalrequirementfor the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and SocialCareAct 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.