Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a compassionate individual to provide support for a young person with autism during outings and activities. The ideal candidate will help foster independence and friendship, with duties involving transportation and emotional support. While previous experience is not required, a genuine interest in assisting those with disabilities is essential. The role requires commitment for 2 hours every other Saturday.

Qualifications

• Be patient, supportive, and caring.
• Previous caring experience not essential, genuine interest required.
• Ability to work independently and follow instructions accurately.

Responsibilities

• Support getting to and from school, work, college, and social activities.
• Encourage socialization and friendships.
• Ensure safety and report hazards to employer.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Confidentiality

Self-motivation

Empathy

Good listening skills

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

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About the Employer

To support a young person with autism to go out and about in the community. The service user has no safety awareness so support with this is needed. Previous experience with dealing with people with autism is advantageous.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mental Health

Other relevant information

• The individual has allergies - Hay fever and is Diary free.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

The service user has no safety awareness. The individualits needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and/or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

When you are Required

Specific days/times required:

• Saturday, times to be confirmed

Hours per week: 2 hours every other Saturday