Personal Care Assistant for a young boy P/T @ £13.09/hr in Morpeth - FTE - £25.5k - Morpeth - NE61
To provide support for a 5-year-old boy who has Autism and is unable to communicate verbally.
Main Duties We are currently looking to recruit a Support Worker to enable this child to access age-appropriate leisure activities in the local community. He is unable to communicate verbally and will need support and guidance to help him engage and understand new environments. He can become overwhelmed and display some difficult behaviours due to frustration with new experiences. The support will initially take place at home, so that he can get to know his support worker before venturing out. Support will also be required with all personal care.
Hours 4 hours per week during all school holiday weeks with some flexibility around which days the support takes place. This will be discussed at interview.
Rate of pay £13.09 per hour. Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata. Any out-of-pocket expenses will be paid by the employer.
Person Specification The successful applicant must: have experience and a positive understanding of children with disabilities have a genuine interest in working with children with complex needs have a high degree of initiative be punctual and reliable as the child cannot be left unsupervised be flexible have a happy, positive and caring nature respect confidentiality
Additional Requirements Car driver essential and must have insurance for business use. The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS), cost to be met by the employer.
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To provide support for a 5-year-old boy who has Autism and is unable to communicate verbally.
Main Duties We are currently looking to recruit a Support Worker to enable this child to access age-appropriate leisure activities in the local community. He is unable to communicate verbally and will need support and guidance to help him engage and understand new environments. He can become overwhelmed and display some difficult behaviours due to frustration with new experiences. The support will initially take place at home, so that he can get to know his support worker before venturing out. Support will also be required with all personal care.
Hours 4 hours per week during all school holiday weeks with some flexibility around which days the support takes place. This will be discussed at interview.
Rate of pay £13.09 per hour. Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata. Any out-of-pocket expenses will be paid by the employer.
Person Specification The successful applicant must: have experience and a positive understanding of children with disabilities have a genuine interest in working with children with complex needs have a high degree of initiative be punctual and reliable as the child cannot be left unsupervised be flexible have a happy, positive and caring nature respect confidentiality
Additional Requirements Car driver essential and must have insurance for business use. The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS), cost to be met by the employer.
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