P-A required for a young person in Drighlington (Leeds)

UKCIL Ltd.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd. is seeking a personal assistant to support a young person with autism in Drighlington. The role involves accompanying to activities, supporting personal care and toileting, and supervising to ensure safety.

The PA will provide assistance with transport and community access, applying a therapeutic approach when managing dysregulation. Evening or weekend hours available, 4 hours weekly, paid at £12.40 per hour (gross).

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children, SEND experience highly desirable.
• Reliable and capable of ensuring safety and engagement.
• Good communication and ability to supervise at all times.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain calm, supportive interactions.

Responsibilities

• Accompany our child to activities in the community and encourage independence.
• Assist with personal care, including toileting and dressing when needed.
• Supervise the child at all times and support calm, regulated behavior.
• Help with transportation and accompany the family on outings.
• Engage in social and leisure activities suitable to interests.

Skills

Reliability

Experience with children

SEND experience

Communication

Supervision

Job description

P-A required for a young person in Drighlington (Leeds)

Do you want to make a difference for a young person with autism?

Would you enjoy supporting them to develop their independence and social skills?

Are you able to commit to 4 hours of your time each week, (on an evening/ weekend)

Hourly Rate £12.40 per hour(gross) with 5.6 weeks pro rata holidays pro annum

To work with our son who has Autism. ADHD, Sensory issues and a PDA profile. Our son needs assistance and close supervision to access activities in the community and to access transport. The PA will also need to support our son’s personal care, by helping him with his toileting and dressing needs. And support him with periods of dysregulation with a therapeutic approach. Authoritative tones/ language must be avoided.

Support Tasks

• Accompany our child to activities in the community (i.e. social, educational etc.)
• Encourage our child to engage in activities and to develop his independence.
• Suggest activities that our son would enjoy.
• Assistance with toileting/personal care.
• Accompanying the family on outings to assist with our son’s care requirements.
• Supervise our son at all times.

What skills/ characteristics are required for the role?

• Reliable and committed to ensuring young person is happy, safe, has fun and can try and learn new skills.
• Experience of working with children, SEND experience highly desirable.
• To ensure young person is safe and always supervised.
• Common sense and good communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities

Training

• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Understanding challenging behaviour

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car