Personal Assistant /carer Dorset/090626

Compass Independent Living; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service is seeking a caring Shared Lives carer to support a 9-year-old child who is autistic, non-verbal and has global developmental delay. Tasks include helping access the community, activities, and calm environments while managing sensory needs.

The role involves building confidence, independence and assisting with transitions into education, with opportunities for flexible self-employed arrangements and tax incentives.

Qualifications

• Support with accessing the community
• Support with activities
• Support with limited awareness of danger
• Support to spend time in a calm environment
• Support to build confidence and independence
• Support to spend time with adults to support transitions into education

Responsibilities

• Support with accessing the community
• Support with activities
• Support with limited awareness of danger
• Support to spend time in a calm environment
• Support to build confidence and independence
• Support to spend time with adults to support transitions into education

Job description

To support a 9-year-old child who is autistic, non – verbal and has global developmental delay. Extremely sensitive to noise and environmental stimulation, PICA behaviours and sensory needs to access the community and activities to enable main support to have a break.

Main Duties:

• Support with accessing the community
• Support with activities
• Support with limited awareness of danger
• Support to spend time in a calm environment
• Support to build confidence and independence
• Support to spend time with adults to support with transitions into education

Shared Lives Carers are classed as self-employed and receive generous tax incentives

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service