Female Personal Assistant – MDNCL

Disability North; Texas; On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Disability North in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a part-time Personal Assistant to support Meghan, a child with additional communication needs. The role involves one-to-one attention, helping Meghan access social activities, and ensuring safety and engagement during outings.

The ideal candidate is calm, patient, reliable, and eager to learn how Meghan communicates. Experience with children with additional needs is helpful but kindness and observation are paramount.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with additional communication needs is helpful.
• Kindness and patience are essential.
• Good observation skills and willingness to learn Meghan's communication style.

Responsibilities

• Support Meghan to access social and fun activities.
• Provide one-to-one attention and encouragement.
• Take Meghan out into the community and to parks.
• Assist with personal care when required.
• Support Meghan with nutrition, snacks, and drinks.
• Learn and respond to Meghan's non‑verbal cues and visual communication.

Skills

Patience

Calm demeanor

Observation skills

Safety-conscious

Job description

Location: Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne

Hours per week: up to 7 hours per week

Hourly pay: £15.00 per hour

About Meghan

Meghan is a 10-year-old girl who enjoys being out and about in. She loves watching Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly, playing with fidget toys, and spending time at the park. Meghan also enjoys travelling by bus and particularly likes sitting at the back.

Meghan communicates visually and uses non-verbal cues, so it is important that her Personal Assistant takes time to get to know her, understand how she communicates, and respond to her needs in a patient and supportive way.

Meghan always requires 100% attention when being supported. She can act impulsively, especially when out, so her PA must be alert, safety-aware, and able to provide close supervision.

What You Will Be Doing

The role will involve supporting Meghan to access social and fun activities, helping her enjoy new experiences, and providing one-to-one attention and encouragement.

Support may include:

• Taking Meghan out into the community
• Trips to the park
• Fun days out and social enrichment activities
• Supporting her to try new activities
• Swimming
• Visiting places such as the Tim Lamb Centre and Alan Shearer Centre
• Supporting Meghan with personal care when required
• Supporting with nutrition, snacks, and drinks
• Learning and responding to Meghan's non-verbal and visual communication cues
• Providing close supervision due to impulsive actions
• Ensuring Meghan is safe, happy, and engaged at all times

About The Person We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is calm, patient, friendly, reliable, and confident supporting a child with additional communication needs. The right person will be attentive, safety-conscious, and willing to build a trusting relationship with Meghan.

Experience of supporting children with additional needs would be helpful, but the most important qualities are kindness, patience, good observation skills, and a willingness to learn how Meghan communicates.

For more information, please see the Job Description

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1-4.

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.