Personal Assistant CSES827

Independent Lives; Wealden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Wealden seeks a Personal Assistant to support a 17-year-old autistic girl with severe learning disabilities. The role involves personal care and companionship, requiring patience and excellent interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate is a woman, reliable, and respects confidentiality. This part-time role offers £12.21 per hour for 10 hours/week after school.

Qualifications

• Must be a woman due to the specific needs of the child.
• Fit and healthy to perform duties.
• Non-smoker preferred during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal grooming.
• Provide eating and drinking assistance.
• Support with moving and handling.
• Offer companionship during activities.
• Help dressing and undressing.
• Assist with bathroom needs.

Skills

Patient interpersonal skills

Reliability

Ability to follow instructions

Respect for privacy and confidentiality

Organizational skills

Job description

Personal Assistant

Ref: CSES827

Location: Uckfield

Details

This role is to support a child.

The candidate should be a woman*.

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status: employed

Hours per week: 10 hours per week, for two hours Monday to Friday after school.

Hourly pay rate: £12.21

Job Description

We are looking for a PA to look after our lovely daughter. She is 17, autistic with ADHD and severe learning disabilities. She is a very vulnerable child with no appreciation of danger from people, vehicles, etc. She needs constant adult supervision outside of her home or school. She is mostly happy and enjoys company but sometimes needs her own space when agitated. She is transitioning from school to home and requires support during this period.

The role involves assisting with her transition from the taxi back from school to our house and helping her settle down for a couple of hours each school day. Her mum will be present at the house, and the PA will look after our daughter while mum attends to her younger sibling.

Responsibilities include

1. Personal grooming
2. Eating and drinking assistance
3. Moving and handling
4. Clinical tasks
5. Companionship
6. Dressing/undressing
7. Bathroom assistance

Candidate qualities

• Respectful of privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to follow instructions and work independently
• Hygienic, tidy, and well-organized
• Fit and healthy to perform duties
• Patient with excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Adheres to health & safety standards

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on mutual agreement. If employed, holiday pay and an employment contract will be provided.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.