Personal Assistant for a young boy in Scratby & Nearby areas- Weekend work- £14ph

UKCIL; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care service is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a 6-year-old boy in Great Yarmouth. The role involves weekend work at £14 per hour, helping him engage in local activities with his family and ensuring his safety. Ideal candidates should be creative, reliable, and patient, with a good understanding of ASD and ADHD. Training will be provided for successful applicants.

Benefits

Free training for employed workers

Annual leave entitlements

Qualifications

• Must be engaging and active with children.
• Understanding of sensory processing disorders.
• Reliable and resilient personality is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support a young boy in local community activities.
• Promote safety during outings.
• Encourage education and engagement.

Skills

Engaging & active

Creative

Knowledge of ASD & ADHD

Understanding & patience for SPD

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Job description

Overview

Personal Assistant for a young boy in Scratby & Nearby areas- Weekend work- £14ph

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Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: cb866793

Job description

Job description: Listed below are details of the purpose and general tasks of the job. It is advisable to refer to this when submitting your application for the post.

Job Purpose: A Social Care opportunity has become available as a second responsible adult to support a young boy aged 6 with family outings.

Location: Scratby, Great Yarmouth NR29 & nearby areas.

Details: Helping a young boy engage in his local community with his family (Mother and younger brother). This would involve participating in any hobbies and activities that he enjoys.

• You will be expected to go out in ALL weather conditions. He likes to splash in puddles, go to the beach & the park.
• Promoting safety, whilst ensuring he is safe at all times. Being aware of sea proximity, hazards, park exits & roads.
• Be prepared to run/ play ball games/ fly a kite/ throw stones into the sea, etc.
• Quick to give praise for all good behaviour, eg. “Nice walking”, “Good listening”, “Great throw” etc.
• Quick to offer high-fives, fist bumps & thumbs up (preverbal)
• Encourage education & eye contact
• Use of simple language, e.g. Count stones, annotate behaviour, point out colours of flowers etc
• Draw in sand, eg, write names or draw shapes with stick or finger etc

Person specification

Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. My assessment of these, both on application and at interview, will be the main factor in determining if you are successful. Please refer to these when submitting your application.

• Engaging & active
• Creative
• Fun - Knowledge of ASD & ADHD
• Understanding & patience for SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder)
• Positive Behaviour & language role model
• Resilient
• Reliable
• Enthusiastic

Summary terms and conditions

• The rate of pay for this position is £14 per hour.
• Hours and times of work: 2 hours each Saturday or Sunday, at the same time and day each week for consistency.
• Other duties will be discussed if/when deemed appropriate but everything that will be expected will be explained prior to acceptance of the position.
• The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
• Access to free training for employed workers.
• If this job requires; Manual Handling, Handling of hazardous chemicals and/or Food Handling you will be required undertake annual training.
• The post is subject to the following:
• A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
• Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
• Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Understanding challenging behaviour

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com