Personal Assistant required to support a young man In LS14@£12.60 per hr

UKCIL; Leeds; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays pro rata

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd. is seeking a Personal Assistant in the Leeds area (LS14) to support a young man with Autism and SEN. The role involves assisting with social activities and personal care, with regular hours across term time and school holidays.

Flexibility for weekday evenings and some weekends is required, and punctuality and routine are essential to support his safety and development. Experience with children and SEN is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people with SEN is preferable.
• Knowledge of Autism, communication difficulties and sensory needs.
• Ability to prompt personal care and closely supervise to ensure safety and prevent running off.

Responsibilities

• Social and leisure activities support.
• Support to remain independent within the community.
• Ensure safety and supervise at all times.

Skills

Social care

Communication with SEN

Behaviour management

Safety awareness

Job description

Personal Assistant required to support a young man In LS14@£12.60 per hr

A Personal Assistant (P.A.) is required in the Seacroft/Roundhay area to support my son who has a diagnosis of Autism, social and communication difficulties, sensory processing, and severe learning disabilities, as well as hypermobility, in accessing local community activities. He requires support with some personal cares i.e prompting but generally is independent with personal care.

He is a happy boy who is verbal but only likes to speak when he chooses to and he is very pleasant. He loves going to airports and bus and train stations and likes filming the buses while they are stationary or as they pass by. He also likes going on the buses and trains but doesn't like it when it is too crowded so prefers to go when its quieter. He also likes going to the local park but dislikes playing in the park as they are usually too busy. He must be closely supervised at all times due to his tendency of running off, potential challenging behaviours, and having no sense of danger and road safety etc. He requires a P.A. for a total of 7 hours a week during term time, and 7 hours during school holidays, work flexibly on mostly weekday evenings, but can also be required to work at weekends. The working days can be flexible; however, Charlie likes to have a routine, and therefore punctuality and stability are essential in this role.

Experience of having worked with children as well as young people with Special Educational Needs (S.E.N.) is preferable. This would include some knowledge, experience and support strategies of S.E.N. that are essential in the following areas: thinking, understanding and learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties, speech, language and communication, sensory and/or physical difficulties.

Holiday Entitlement: You will be entitled to holidays on a PRO RATA basis.

This is a great opportunity to share meaningful experiences with Charlie, enhance your C.V. and develop your skills for your future career.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Social + Leisure activities


• Support to remain independent

Training

• Safeguarding Adults/Children


• Understanding challenging behaviour


• Autism / Aspergers

Transportation

• Full UK driving license


• Own personal car