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Job summary
Penderels Trust in Atherstone is seeking a Female Support Worker to assist a young man with autism and a learning disability with daily living, social activities and community access.
The role emphasises patient care, reliability and a person-centred approach to help him build confidence, independence and life skills in a safe environment.
Qualifications
- Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
- Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
- To be able to work on own initiative.
- To work as part of a team.
- To be able to follow instructions accurately.
- Be patient, supportive and caring.
- Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
- Be empathetic.
- Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
- Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
- Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.
Responsibilities
- Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
- Support with food shopping.
- Support to get to and from social activities.
- Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
- Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Skills
Job description
Company: Penderels Trust Salary: £13.50 Hours: Part-time Location: Atherstone, CV9 1XX Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 26 Jun 2026 Closing date: 6 Sept 2026
We are looking for a Personal Assistant to support a very happy, gentle, and easy-going young man with autism and a learning disability.
He has a particular love of animals and enjoys opportunities to spend time around them and engage in activities that reflect his interests. The successful applicant will support him to access his local community, enjoy meaningful activities, and develop his confidence, independence, and life skills in a safe and positive way.
We are seeking someone who is patient, caring, and reliable, with a genuine interest in supporting people to achieve their goals and enjoy new experiences. A positive attitude and person-centred approach are essential.
This is a rewarding opportunity to build a meaningful relationship with a wonderful young man and make a positive difference to his quality of life while sharing in the activities he enjoys most.
- The individual keeps pets in the home.One cat, usually outdoors.
- Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
- Support with food shopping.
- Support to get to and from social activities.
- Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
- Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Young man already has school runs sorted so this support is more social eventually>
Car driver preferred but not essential.
- Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
- Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
- To be able to work on own initiative.
- To work as part of a team.
- To be able to follow instructions accurately.
- Be patient, supportive and caring.
- Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
- Be empathetic.
- Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
- Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
- Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.
Be able to motivate and negotiate
Location: Grendon, Atherstone
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
- The individual keeps pets in the home.One cat, usually outdoors.
- Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
- Support with food shopping.
- Support to get to and from social activities.
- Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
- Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Young man already has school runs sorted so this support is more social eventually>
Car driver preferred but not essential.
- Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
- Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
- To be able to work on own initiative.
- To work as part of a team.
- To be able to follow instructions accurately.
- Be patient, supportive and caring.
- Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
- Be empathetic.
- Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
- Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
- Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.
Be able to motivate and negotiate
Location: Grendon, Atherstone
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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