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Personal Assistant for a young person P/T £16.47/hr in Bristol - FTE - £32.1k

UKCIL

Bristol

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GBP 17,000 - 25,000

Part time

Yesterday

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Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant in Bristol to care for a 6-year-old with disabilities. The role includes assisting with personal care, meal preparation, and engaging in social activities. Candidates should have experience with children with communication difficulties, be patient, and ideally have a driving license. The hourly rate is £16.47 with flexible working hours, training provided, and pro-rata annual leave.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Additional training provided

Pro-rata annual leave and pension scheme

Qualifications

Experience with children with communication difficulties.
Ability to manage medical needs including PEG feeding.
Willingness to conduct personal care tasks.

Responsibilities

Looking after the child in home and garden.
Assisting with meals and personal care.
Encouraging social and leisure activities.

Skills

Experience with children with disabilities

Use of total language approach

Patience

Calm demeanor

Kindness

Tools

Driving licence

Personal car

Personal Assistant for a young person P/T@ £16.47/hr in Bristol - FTE - £32.1k

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 4c05a507

We are looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to help look after our 6‑year‑old son, who has speech and language delay, Autism, developmental delay and sensory processing difficulties. He was also diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in August 2023 and is having daily chemotherapy until September 2025. He has a gastrostomy and feeds three times daily. Location‑ Yatton, North Somerset, BS49 Hours‑ 6 hrs/week during term‑time and 12 hrs/week during school holidays. Mixture of weekday hours‑ ideally 4‑5:30 pm a few times a week ± a few weekend hours and more flexible hours in holidays. Hourly rate of pay - £16.47 (self‑employed PA) Flexible hours to be agreed and holiday hours to be shared with another PA. Pro‑rata annual leave and pension scheme. Additional training provided relating to gastrostomy and leukaemia. Any offers are subject to an enhanced DBS check, receipt of two references. Driving licence and own car desirable but not mandatory.

Job Requirements and Responsibilities We need someone who is experienced with children with disabilities, particularly with children with communication difficulties and autism. Ideally someone who can use a total language approach, e.g. using visuals, gestures, Makaton. Someone who is patient, kind, calm and easy‑going would be ideal.

Responsibilities to include, but not exclusive to:

Looking after him in the home/garden and taking him to local play areas.
Possibility of looking after him at a play area/entertainment venue further afield in the future with or without parent (travel arrangements to be agreed).
Playing and following his lead.
Taking care of his personal care requirements as required (including pad changes/assist with toileting) and encouraging to eat/drink when needed.
Taking account of his medical needs including his leukaemia vulnerabilities and keeping him safe from infections.
Awareness of his portacath and PEG tube safety and managing a feed through his PEG tube using the feeding pump.

Our son is a very brave, determined boy. He is cheeky and funny. He loves cuddles, swings, painting. He is very into Pokémon, Sonic, Super Mario, My Little Ponies, Paw Patrol and Transformers. He loves his favourite songs and dancing. He loves any form of messy play and going to the park. He struggles to communicate and his speech can be difficult to understand but he loves having fun.

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