Social Care Personal Assistant ( 3 hours x 39 week term time. 6 hours x 13 weeks school holidays)

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Swansea; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A private individual in Swansea seeks two Personal Assistants to provide care and support for a young boy with ASD. Responsibilities include engaging in community activities, ensuring safety, and facilitating outings during term time and school holidays. The role requires swimming competence and experience with young individuals with special needs. The position offers £13.13 per hour with flexible hours and a trial period. DBS processing is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young individuals with ASD.
• Ability to swim and take the client swimming.
• Must be fast to prevent the client from running into unsafe places.

Responsibilities

• Support in community activities and outings.
• Respect privacy and confidentiality.
• Arrive on time and be dependable.

Skills

Experience with ASD and GDD

Swimming competence

Patience and kindness

Job description

Overview

Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.

A little about myself: I am a bubbly young boy who is looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals to take me out and about. I have ASD and a learning disability and will need someone who is patient and understanding who will listen very carefully when I try to communicate. I have some limited speech but will always make sure you know how I feel and what I need. I love music and will need access to my phone or headphones to play my music at all times to help me stay regulated. I enjoy walks, love animals and love going out for food. I\'m not a big fan of noisy, enclosed spaces where my hearing can become overstimulated. I love to laugh and have a cheeky sense of humour. I can sometimes be shy, and need encouraging to enter new places or engage with new people. I am afraid of dogs but have been working on this and can now be relatively close to them as long as they are on leads. If they run towards me, I can become scared and run in the opposite direction even if this is near a road. I will need someone to support me with danger awareness at all times.

Hours of work

Currently, due to me being unsettled, I will need two PAs to take me out into the community. Three hours during term time, six hours during school holidays.

Rate of pay

£13.13 per hour.

Essential

• You must be experienced in working with young people who have ASD and GDD.
• You must be fast, to keep up with me and stop me from running into unsafe places.
• You must be able to swim competently and be happy to take me swimming or playing in the water.

Desirable

• You are patient, kind and happy.
• You enjoy having fun.

Support with

• Going out in the community
• Going out for food

Responsibilities of the PA

• Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
• Be confident, mature and have patience.
• Be dependable and arrive on time.
• Be friendly with an easy-going manner.
• Be adaptable and flexible.
• Be supportive but not take over.
• Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.

Concerning the position

A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.