Personal Assistant (PA) Required for 6 year old boy

Description

Personal Assistant Required for 6 year old boy

Ref: LR9020

Location: Sompting

Details

This role is to support a Child

Drivers licence required: Preferred

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

The role is for 6 hours a week, with support needed on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 4pm-6pm and in addition half hour on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:15am while we wait for school transport.

Hourly pay rate:

£12.71

-

I am a mum looking for a kind, reliable, and energetic Personal Assistant to support my happy and active 6-year-old son.

My son is non-verbal and communicates using PECS. He is full of energy and loves to run, jump (especially on trampolines), and be on the move. He enjoys playing indoors with toy cars, listening to music, and engaging with phonics. He particularly loves singing, loves musicals and the cinema. He also loves messy play in the garden such as playing with pasta and other sensory activities.

He does not have any danger awareness, so I need someone who is very vigilant and able to keep him safe at all times, particularly as he may run off towards things that interest him such as dogs or bikes. He enjoys going to the local park, but this needs to be at quieter times as he can find busy environments overwhelming. Although he can be loud himself, he can also be sensitive to loud surroundings.

Screens and smartphones cannot be used around him, as he can become very focused on them in an unhealthy way.

The role will involve personal care as well as engaging him in fun, safe, and appropriate activities both at home and in the local area. We are moving from Faygate to Sompting hoping to be settled by mid June.

I am looking for someone who is patient, understanding, and energetic, with a genuine interest in supporting children with additional needs. Experience is helpful but not essential, as long as you are willing to learn and follow guidance.

If you feel you would be a good fit and would like to make a positive difference, I would love to hear from you.

-

Duties include:

- Personal grooming

- Eating and drinking assistance

- Other relevant duties as required

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Dressing / undressing

- Bathroom assistance

- Tidying away toys

Candidate qualities:

- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

- Reliable with good timekeeping

- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

- Hygienic, tidy and well organised

- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Creative

- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Ad ID: 5418190817