Personal Care Assistant for a young boy P/T 5-10 hrs @ £14.67/hr in Berwick-Upon-Tweed - Berwick-upon-Tweed - TD15
Job Reference (88b703a7)
⭐ Personal Assistant (PA) ⭐
👦 11-year-old boy
📍 Berwick upon Tweed
💙 Diagnoses: Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory processing disorder, significant learning disabilities
💬 Largely non-verbal – will learn his communication style over time
💷 Pay
• £14.67 per hour
⏰ Hours
• 5 hours per week (term time)
• 10 hours per week (school holidays)
📅 Term Time
• One weekday evening 4pm–6pm
• Saturday 10am–1pm
📅 School Holidays
• Tuesday 10am–1:30pm
• Friday 10am–1:30pm
• Saturday 10am–1pm
• Some flexibility available
🧩 About Him
• Happy, active boy
• Loves being outdoors
• Enjoys parks, shops and McDonald’s trips
• Can become anxious, trust-building is essential
Support Required
• Social and leisure activities
• Support to access the community
• Personal care including continence care
• Assistance with independence skills
What We’re Looking For
• Patient, calm and understanding approach
• Able to build trust at child’s pace
• Proactive – suggest activities and outings
• Experience with ASD or complex needs preferred
• Confident working independently
🚗 Requirements
• Driver preferred with own car
• No gender preference
• Comfortable supporting with personal care
✅ Training / Skills (desirable)
• Safeguarding
• Autism awareness
• First Aid
• Moving & handling
• Understanding behaviours of concern
👉 A rewarding opportunity to support a lovely young boy to enjoy activities and build confidence
Services
Personal Care
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Essential PA Guide
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Moving & Handling
Understanding challenging behaviour
Food Hygiene
First Aid
Hand hygiene
Autism / Aspergers
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep