Personal Care Assistant

People Plus Independent Living Services; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support service provider in Gravesend is looking for a personal support assistant to engage and support a child's social development both at home and in the community. The ideal candidate will be imaginative, reliable, and have a good sense of humour. Tasks include facilitating local social activities, developing social skills, and ensuring safety, requiring flexibility and understanding of the autism spectrum. This position offers £12.00 per hour for a part-time commitment during term and non-term times.

Qualifications

• Imagination for planning activities with the child.
• Good sense of humour to engage and entertain.
• Ability to adapt to the child's needs with flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Identify and promote local social activities for the child.
• Encourage participation and development of social skills.
• Maintain effective communication and confidentiality.

Skills

Imagination for activities

Good sense of humour

Flexibility

Reliability

Honesty

Physical fitness

Understanding of autism spectrum

Swimming ability

Driving

Job description

Job Purpose and Work Duties

Job purpose :

To support my son within the home or accessing social opportunities within the community.

Work Duties will include :

Examples

• Identify local social activities
• Motivating and encouraging them to take part and try new things
• Helping them to develop social skills

Other requirements

• Establishing and maintaining effective communication with my son and his parents, maintaining confidentiality.
• Always ensuring the safety of my son this is paramount.

Requirements for applicant

• Imagination in relation to activities to undertake
• Good sense of humour
• Flexible, reliable and honest
• Physically fit, agile and energetic
• Understanding of autism spectrum
• Swimmer
• DBS Check will be completed
• Driver

Payment : £12 .00 per hour

Term Time – 8 hours

Non-Term Time - 10 hours