Job Title: Female Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Location: Chichester

Hourly rate: £10.42 per hour

Reference: JD7997

Hours/shifts: Monday-Wednesday during half terms and other school holidays.

Hours to be agreed.

Summary

I am looking for a PA to work with my 13 year old daughter.

She is autistic, has developmental issues and wears nappies.

She is able to have basic conversations but needs continuous prompting with tasks.

She loves Thomas the Tank engine and her tablet. She enjoys colouring, painting, jigsaw puzzles, watching traffic and duck ponds.

You would be required to take her out for short walks, to the park or play with her at home.

Some support with personal care tasks is needed.

Experience of working with children with autism would be useful.

You should be friendly, patient, understanding and reliable.

Other Requirements

• "Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9."

• Other :

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Domestic:

Tidying up/clearing away after play and art activities

Personal Care:

Support with changing nappies, prompting.

Support with getting dressed/changing clothes.

Continuous prompting with tasks/activities required.

Some support may be needed with cutting up food, eating.

Social:

Support with going out for short walks, to the park

Support with playing at home, painting, colouring, doing jigsaws.

Keeping safe/supervised at all times.

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Female due to personal care needs

Experience of Autism would be useful

Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good time-keeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patient and understanding

Friendly and cheerful

Creative

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety

Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives