Social Personal Assistant – FRGNCL

Disability North; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sur place; GBP 15 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Disability North in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an experienced personal assistant for a 14-year-old boy with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder and Type 1 Diabetes. The role is 5 hours per week during school holidays, paid at £13.50 per hour, with training provided as needed.

You will help him access the local community, accompany him on trains and buses, assist with meals and diabetes management using a nutrition app, and promote personal hygiene and routines.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with autism.
• Familiar with managing Type 1 Diabetes.
• Ability to provide 1:1 supervision and support.
• Able to meet a good level of fitness.

Responsabilités

• Support Freddy in accessing the local community.
• Accompany and support him to engage in activities including railways and metro.
• Assist with food choices and use nutrition app for diabetes management.
• Promote personal hygiene engagement and establish a routine.
• Ensure safety during outings and activities.

Connaissances

Autism experience

Diabetes awareness

Childcare experience

Mobility assistance

Outils

Food calculator app

Description du poste

Hours: 5 hours per week school holidays only

Area: Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £13.50 per hour

We are currently recruiting for an experienced personal assistant for a 14-year-old young gentleman with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Type 1 Diabetes. Freddy currently resides with his mum and 3 siblings and attends a specialist provision that he seems to enjoy. Freddy has no awareness of danger and requires full supervision, this role would suit someone that has experience working with children with autism and is familiar with managing Type 1 Diabetes. This is a necessary requirement, but full training can be provided.

Routine is very important to Freddy as he can dysregulate if sudden changes occur and he can become frustrated and will verbalise his frustrations and can react with hitting out on occasion. Coping strategies to manage these must be demonstrated and implemented to ensure his safety and the safety of others.

The main tasks within this role will include supporting Freddy in accessing the local community, accompanying and supporting him to engage in his chosen activities which will include accessing local railways and metro systems as he loves watching the trains and enjoys a metro or bus ride.

Freddy enjoys time alone within the home where he will enjoy watching YouTube and snacking on the limited foods he enjoys, Freddy can lose interest in food simply by visual appearance or smell so he will need to be involved in food choices and be able to use his food calculator app to calculate nutritional value for his Diabetes and Insulin measures. Training can be provided for this.

You will be required to prompt and promote personal hygiene engagement and encourage a routine.

A good level of fitness is required for this role.

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.