Social Personal Assistant – ADANCL

Disability North; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Driver preference

Job summary

Disability North in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a dedicated personal assistant for an 11-year-old boy with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, PICA and Global developmental delay. The role requires experience with autism, strict supervision, and a calm approach to support daily routines, activities, and personal care in a safe home environment.

The position offers 18 hours per week at £15.00 per hour, with a driver preferred. Applicants must have permission to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with autism.
• Ability to provide patient, calm supervision and safety for a child with ASD and developmental delays.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care such as toileting prompts and assist with after-toileting hygiene.
• Support meals and monitoring food intake.
• Engage AJ in age-appropriate activities and community outings.
• Ensure safety during travel and supervise timekeeping and routine.

Skills

Autism experience

Job description

Hours: 18 hours per week. School holidays only including weekends

Area: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £15.00 per hour

We are currently recruiting for an experienced personal assistant for a loving, introverted 11-year-old young boy with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, PICA and Global developmental delay. AJ always requires full supervision as he will eat non-food items and has no awareness of danger. He currently resides with his mum and dad and attends a specialist provision that he is thriving in. This role would suit someone that has experience working with children with autism and is a necessary requirement.

AJ enjoys a variety of sensory stimulating activities including trampolining, swimming and trips to the local activity centres, he would like to visit and explore new venues to widen his experiences within the community. One activity which he is currently enjoying is trips to the cinema with his camera to photograph the large posters and dates on them so expect plenty of trips to Cineworld.

Routine is very important to AJ and timekeeping is essential as he will monitor time and fixates on arrival and depart times using his clock.

AJ can on rare occasions become dysregulated and may lash out once he is comfortable with you, so coping strategies like calm voice and reassurance to manage these must be demonstrated and implemented to always ensure his safety. AJ becomes particularly anxious around other children, and he views them as a threat, so you must be able to minimise exposure to larger groups of children whilst ensuring he still has ability to engage in his choice of activities

AJ enjoys home life and spending time on his own where he can control Sky and screen time, usually watching programmes he has recorded and has on repeat.

AJ is independent in eating and drinking but monitoring his food intake is required and there will be some personal care in the role in the form of toileting prompts and assistance with after toilet hygiene.

AJ has Asthma so you will be required to ensure he utilises his inhaler if he has an asthma attack, which will present with continuous coughing usually after much exertion or laughing.

AJ will use public transport and regularly enjoys trips on the metro; however, you must safeguard him around traffic and in particularly traffic lights as they trigger him and he can become a flight risk.

Once you get to know AJ you get the privilege of seeing his full character and you will have lots of fun, he’s a very popular young man.

Driver preferred for this role but not essential.

For more information, please see the Job Description

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.