Personal care assistant for a young autistic man - £12.30 /hr - London - SE24
Job Reference (bac7c3b1)
What does the job involve?
A personal care assistant is required to support a 20 year old autistic young man by motivating him to go out and engage more in the community. The position will involve inspiring him to be more active and get out of the house more. The role will involve going out to museums, libraries, parks, and attending some courses with him. The young man is sociable and has a lively enquiring mind. His particular interests include history, current affairs, science fiction (especially Dr Who) , and model making/painting (particularly Warhammer and other miniatures).
Hours / days: 6 hours -flexible
Pay rate: £12.30
Skills / experience / qualifications required:
The personal assistant will need to have trackable experience working with autistic young people and have a lively and young minded personality to motivate the young man.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a compassionate and patient demeanour will be required. An interest in history and sci-fi/fantasy games would be beneficial but overall imagination, enthusiasm and an ability to inspire are the most important qualities required.
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Any offer of employment will be conditional on the successful candidate having a DBS check , right to work in the UK check and providing a minimum of 2 professional references
Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our clients. Should your application be successful, and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the client and not by DASL.
Services
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Essential PA Guide
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Understanding challenging behaviour
First Aid
Autism / Aspergers
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep