Personal Assistant/Support Worker Ref: OC/SF/3-25

GCIL South Lanarkshire; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive family environment in Scotland is seeking a part-time personal assistant for a non-verbal child with complex needs. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children with Autism and possess good interpersonal skills. This role involves assisting with personal care and fostering confidence in social settings, offering £12.60 per hour for 5 flexible hours a week.

Benefits

Paid holidays

Statutory sick pay

Qualifications

• Previous experience with children with complex medical needs and Autism is essential.
• A driving licence is preferred to help with transport, but this isn’t essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal hygiene for the child.
• Provide support for walking and supervision.
• Help develop confidence in social settings.

Skills

Experience with children with complex medical needs

Good interpersonal skills

Kindness and empathy

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be a personal assistant to a happy bubbly non-verbal child, who loves being outdoors, in spaces where there are no other people, such as a park, beach or field and he enjoys going on adventures. He enjoys playing with small figures, watching his iPad and looking at books when he is not absorbed in nature.

Responsibilities

A large percentage of his communication is through his body language, stims and vocalisations. He thrives on routine and predictability and can find it hard when things don’t go according to his plan, hence why his mother is never too far away. The largest aim for having a personal assistant is to help develop confidence in and around social settings which currently can be challenging.

As part of your role assistance with personal hygiene will be required as he is doubly incontinent, and wears pull ups/pads at all times, he tries to be independent as far as possible but requires full support when it comes to personal care.

Oliver can run and walk well, though requires to use a wheelchair/buggy as he struggles if he is walking any distances and requires constant supervision to ensure his safety at all times, measures in place already to support PA.

If you are kind, caring, empathetic, compassionate, considerate, patient, with good interpersonal skills, and likes making a positive difference, you might be the perfect fit for this role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with children with complex medical needs and Autism is essential.
• A driving licence is preferred to help with transport, but this isn’t essential.

Hours

This is a part-time role of 5 hours a week, with flexibility around how those hours are arranged. Ideal for someone who may have more flexibility to work during school holiday hours.

Rate

£12.60 per hour

Application Process

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, we’d love to hear from you as we as a family are positive and ready to promote inclusion within society for those who most deserve the support. If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process the private employer will be in touch to arrange the next steps.

Employment Terms

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law, such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible). Please note: This job is advertised by GCIL (South Lanarkshire) on behalf of a Personal Employer, we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer’s responsibilities.

Contact

GCIL (South Lanarkshire)
Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB
Tel: [phone]