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A Personal Assistant (PA) is required to support my autistic daughter. She requires one-to-one support to access activities outside of the family home. This will give her the opportunity to build her social skills and awareness of her surroundings. She has to be looked after at all times when outside due to her having little sense of danger and road safety.

My daughter is 15 years old. She enjoys trips to local parks, the cinema, museums and visits to our local cafe. She loves telling stories and enjoys the people around her joining in with her story telling. She attends an SEN school in Leeds and is a confident and happy member of her class. She loves to dance and sing whenever the opportunity arises, and enjoys her weekly dance classes. She loves Strictly Come Dancing.

My daughter is autistic. She has no problems communicating verbally, and is great company. When she feels anxious she requires a gentle approach to help her communicate her feelings and regulate her emotions.

• Provide complete one-to-one support at home and in the wider community
• Support to develop awareness of health & safety
• Support to develop sense of road safety
• Support to access activities in the community
• Support at home and to involve her in creative activities
• Support to access social and leisure activities in the community
• Support to develop her skills in dealing with money and paying for things
• Support to access public transport

• Encourage to continue, and develop, hobbies and interests, including dance classes and singing
• Accompany to social events such as the cinema
• Collect from school one day each week (on a Monday or Wednesday)
• Support in emotions when she feels overwhelmed

• Someone reliable and punctual (she struggles if plans change)
• Someone calm and gentle
• Someone non-judgemental, with an ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect
• Someone easy going and able to work alone
• Someone positive, and who has a good sense of humour
• Someone with an understanding of, and experience of working with, people who are autistic

• A very supportive family (all previous PA’s have really enjoyed the role)
• Use of my daughter’s Motability vehicle
• A flexible and interesting role that will fit around other commitments

The rate of pay is currently £12.40 per hour, 4 hours per week in term time and 10 hours per week in school holidays, which can be used flexibly over evenings, weekends, and school holidays. The role will ideally include collecting her from school once each week during term time (on a Monday or Wednesday) and working for 3 hours, then 4 hours once a month at the weekend.

• Experience working with young people
• Experience working in the community without direct supervision
• Experience working with autistic children
• An understanding of autism
• A calm and measured approach
• A good listener
• A driving licence
• A gentle, calm approach
• Confidentiality
• Good at building relationships

• Lived experience of neurodiversity

• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Understanding challenging behaviour
• First Aid
• Hand hygiene
• Autism / Aspergers

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car
• Can drive a motability equipped car

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