Personal Care Assistant for a young boy P/T £13.74/hr in Cramlington - FTE - £26.8k

UKCIL; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A national care service provider is seeking a Personal Care Assistant for a young boy in Cramlington. This role requires familiarity with Autism and involves supporting the child in personal care and activities. The ideal candidate will have experience caring for children with complex needs, providing constant supervision, and engaging in various leisure activities. The position offers 3 hours weekly during term-time and 10 hours weekly during holidays, at a rate of £13.74 per hour.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement (5.6 weeks per year pro-rata)

Out-of-pocket expenses met by the employer

DBS certificate cost covered

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children with Autism and no verbal communication.
• Genuine interest in working with children with complex needs.
• Must respect confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 supervision of the child.
• Assist with personal care and social activities.
• Engage in leisure activities like playing and reading.

Skills

Experience with Autistic children

Ability to manage challenging behaviors

Initiative

Punctual and reliable

Positive and caring nature

Tools

Full clean driving license

Own personal car

Job description

Personal Care Assistant for a young boy P/T@ £13.74/hr in Cramlington - FTE - £26.8k

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: d36fc325

We are looking to recruit an experienced Autism Support Worker to provide support for a 5-year-old male child with a diagnosis of Autism, Global Development Delay, PICA, ADHD and is also non-verbal. The role involves support for this little boy to enable him to access fun activities at home initially, as he faces many challenges in being able to cope with being out and about in the local community. His favourite activities include playing with bubbles and balloons, playing on his swing and rocking on his ball. He also enjoys passing the ball back and forth, reading sensory books especially ‘the very hungry caterpillar’; dancing (spinning) to the music on his keyboard and doing puzzles.

Main Duties

• Due to the child’s complex needs linked to his Autism, we are looking for someone with experience of working with Autistic children with associated challenging behaviours. Experience of working with children who are non-verbal would also be an advantage.
• Providing constant 1:1 close supervision as he has no danger awareness and is totally reliant upon adults to keep him safe. He also has PICA and will regularly try to put unsafe items in his mouth.
• Provide support with personal care.

Hours 3 hours per week during term-time weeks and 10 hours per week during all school holiday weeks.

Rate of pay £13.74 per hour. Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata. Any out-of-pocket expenses will be met by the employer.

Person Specification The successful applicant must:

• Have experience of working with children with Autism, PICA and no verbal communication.
• Have a genuine interest in working with children with complex needs.
• Have a high degree of initiative.
• Be punctual and reliable as the child cannot be left unsupervised.
• Be flexible and have a happy, positive and caring nature.
• Respect confidentiality.

Full, clean driving licence required and must be insured for business use.

The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS), cost to be met by employer.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities

Training

• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Understanding challenging behaviour
• Autism / Aspergers

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com