Job Ref:566 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)

Swansea City Council; Swansea; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea City Council is seeking a Social Care Personal Assistant to support a private client receiving direct payments. You will drive to activities, accompany outings, and help manage energy and emotions in daily life.

Hours include 4 hours x 39 weeks in term time (plus 10 miles) and 8 hours x 13 weeks in school holidays (plus 20 miles), with a rate of £12.75 per hour after tax and NI.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people who have ASD.
• Able to swim competently.
• Driver with access to a car and willing to drive.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and supervision to support the client.
• Drive to activities and supervise outings to use energy appropriately.
• Be patient, calm, and able to manage big emotions in busy places.

Skills

Patience

ASD experience

Driver

Swimming ability

Job description

Job Ref:566 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)

Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.

A little about myself: I am a young boy who has ASD, Fragile X and Prada Wili Syndrome. and a learning disability. I like anything to do with food. I like to run and spin and climb. I sometimes struggle to regulate my big emotions and can become easily overwhelmed in busy places. I need my PA to understand this and support me to regulate if I become overwhelmed.

Driver required to take me out.

After a period of rapport and trust building at home, I will need a PA who drives to take me to outside safe spaces and fun places for me to use up lots of energy and develop my social independence. Taking me for yummy treats will help me to be comfortable with you.

Female/male preferred. Ratio of 1-1.

Hours of work:

• 4 hours x 39 weeks in term time, schedule to be agreed with parents plus 10 miles,
• 8 hours x 13 weeks in school holidays, schedule to be agreed with parents plus 20 miles.

Rate of pay.

£12.75 per hour after tax and NI.

Essential:

• You must be patient and kind and happy.
• You must be experienced in working with young people who have ASD.
• You must be fast, to keep up with me and stop me from running into unsafe places.
• You must be able to swim competently and be happy to take me swimming or playing in the water.

Desirable

I’d prefer if: You had experience of working with children with Fragile X and Prada Wili syndrome.

I will need my PA to:

This next bit is standard so you won’t need to do anything to it.

• Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
• Be confident, mature and have patience.
• Be dependable and arrive on time.
• Be friendly with an easy-going manner.
• Be adaptable and flexible.
• Be supportive but not take over.
• Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.

Concerning the position

A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis).

A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.