Two Personal Care Assistants for a young boy P/T £13.74/hr in Wooler - FTE - £26.8k

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

Job summary

A leading community care provider in Wooler seeks Two Personal Care Assistants to support a young boy with Autism and Communication difficulties. The role requires engaging him in activities, encouraging social interaction, and providing personal care. Successful candidates should possess empathy, patience, and flexibility, with a commitment to building a positive bond with the child. Competitive pay at £13.74 per hour and other benefits included.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks per year

Out-of-pocket expenses covered

Enhanced DBS Certificate provided by employer

Qualifications

• Positive understanding of children with disabilities.
• Genuine interest in working with children with complex needs.
• High degree of initiative and ability to respond sensitively.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care support to the child.
• Engage in social and leisure activities with the child.
• Encourage positive behavior and social interaction.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Flexibility

Reliability

Job description

Two Personal Care Assistants for a young boy P/T@ £13.74/hr in Wooler - FTE - £26.8k

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: c2b2ac06

To provide support for a 11-year-old male child with Autism and Speech and Language difficulties. We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic Support Workers for an energetic 10-year-old child who will need 2:1 support. Ideally, you will be creative, full of ideas, and passionate about working with children. This young boy has a beautiful nature and is a kind, caring and gentle child. He loves to be outdoors and visiting places like the woods, castles and National Trust venues; but equally loves some quieter times and activities.

Overview of Role:

• Play & Engage: Help him enjoy his favourite activities in the community.
• Encourage Positive Behaviour: Support with developing social interaction with other children as he can struggles to maintain positive routines. He will need encouragement, guidance, and patience to help should he become frustrated, which can be due to his difficulties with communication.
• Supervision & Safety: Close supervision will always be needed as he has no danger awareness.
• Personal Care: You will be required to support this child will his personal care.
• Administration of Medication: There are no requirements for this role.
• Experience: Ideally you will have experience of supporting children with complex needs in a similar role, or possibly in a school setting.
• Flexibility & Availability: This role requires applicants who have some flexibility during the school holidays and would be available for one day midweek and one day at the weekend; some flexibility around which days.
• Empathy & Patience: You will need to build a positive bond to help him respond positively if needed when experiencing new environments.

Hours 5 hours per week in all school holiday weeks, except for the 6-week summer holidays when the hours will be 10 hours per week. 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, which will be further explained at interview. Benefit access, ILG PA, which will also be explained at interview.

Person Specification

• Have a positive understanding about children who have disabilities
• Have a genuine interest in working with children with complex needs
• Have a high degree of initiative and be able to respond positively and sensitively to any changes in behaviour
• Be punctual and reliable as the child cannot be left unsupervised
• Be flexible
• Have a happy, positive and caring nature
• Respect confidentiality

Car driver essential 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
• Autism / Aspergers

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car

Medical

• Safe Administration of Medication

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com