Personal Care Assistant for a young boy P/T@ £13.74/hr in Cramlington - FTE - £26.8k - Cramlington - NE23
Job Reference (d36fc325)
We are looking to recruit an experienced Autism Support Worker to provide support for a 5-year-old male child with a diagnosis of Autism, Global Development Delay, PICA, ADHD and is also non-verbal.
The role involves support for this little boy to enable him to access fun activities at home initially, as he faces many challenges in being able to cope with being out and about in the local community. His favourite activities include playing with bubbles and balloons, playing on his swing and rocking on his ball. He also enjoys passing the ball back and forth, reading sensory books especially ‘the very hungry caterpillar’; dancing (spinning) to the music on his keyboard and doing puzzles.
Main Duties
- Due to the child’s complex needs linked to his Autism, we are looking for someone with experience of working with Autistic children with associated challenging behaviours. Experience of working with children who are non-verbal would also be an advantage.
- Providing constant 1:1 close supervision as he has no danger awareness and is totally reliant upon adults to keep him safe. He also has PICA and will regularly try to put unsafe items in his mouth.
- Provide support with personal care.
Hours
3 hours per week during term-time weeks and 10 hours per week during all school holiday weeks.
Rate of pay
£13.74 per hour. Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata.
Any out-of-pocket expenses will be met by the employer.
Person Specification
The successful applicant must:
- Have experience of working with children with Autism, PICA and no verbal communication
- 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 and have a happy, positive and caring nature
- Respect confidentiality
Full, clean driving licence required and must be insured for business use.
The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS), cost to be met by employer.
Services
Personal Care
Social + Leisure activities
Training
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Understanding challenging behaviour
Autism / Aspergers
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
Schedule, Pay & Hours
Time
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep