Two Personal Care Assistants for a teenage boy P/T@ £13.74/hr in Cramlington FTE - £26.8k - CRAMLINGTON - NE23

Job Reference (6f229d39)

• Male workers would be preferred (although not essential) as the young man will require support with personal care.  
    
• Support is also required with the young person’s limited ability to communicate verbally.  
• His first language is Arabic however he has few familiar or contextual words in Arabic or English.   
• He makes use of visual prompts such as PECs and communication books in school and continuation of this would be preferred. 

• The child can become very anxious and distressed in busy places, which can affect his behaviour, and he requires a high level of supervision to keep him safe. He has limited awareness of risk and full support will be required with this.  

• Have a positive understanding about young people who have disabilities 
• Have a genuine interest in working with young people with complex needs 
• Be able to respond positively, sensitively and effectively with challenging behaviours  
• Have knowledge and experience of working with young people who have very limited verbal communication skills 
• Have a high degree of initiative 
• Be punctual and reliable as the young person cannot be left unsupervised 
• Be flexible and have a positive and caring nature 
• Respect confidentiality 

• 5 hours per week in term time weeks and 10 hours per week in all school holiday weeks. 

• £13.74 per hour.  
• Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata. 
• Out of pocket expenses to be paid by employer.