Talented PAs required to work with delightful 15 year old girl

Description

Talented PAs required to work with delightful 15 year old girl

Ref: CB2224

Location: Swindon

Details

This role is to support a Child

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed or Self-employed

Hours per week:

Hours can vary from 2 hours to 27 hours a week. Monday to Friday with the possibility of an occasional weekend.

Hourly pay rate:

£14.54

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We are looking for a PA to support an autistic 15 year girl who has recently come home after spending a very long time in hospital recovering from an eating disorder.

She is a highly intelligent, kind, caring, creative and funny young person and a pleasure to support. She has come home to live with her close and supportive family and pet cat.

This is a multifaceted role and we are looking for PAs who can support with some or all of the following:

- Mental health support and goal setting

- Life enrichment and companionship at home and in the local area

- Providing a safe and trusting environment to enable family carers to gain respite.

Training will be offered to support their role including an understanding of autism, meal support and goal setting.

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Duties include:

- Eating and drinking assistance

- Other relevant duties as required

- Housekeeping

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Engage in therapeutic activities such as art, craft and cookery

- Engage in fun activities and games

- Offer support when she is accessing her online education

- Prompt (but not engage in) self care

- Support engagement in extra-curricular activities such as piano playing, singing and dance

- Take the young person out in the local area to develop functional skills and work on exposure to social settings

- Offer emotional and therapeutic support and a trusted safe space to talk

- Provide respite care for parents which may include meal support for a young person with a diagnosis of anorexia and occasional light housework

- Liaise with multidisciplinary team to support decision making around young person

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

- Must be comfortable with pets

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

- Autism aware

- Highly reliable

- Intuitive of an individuals needs and moods

- Good sense of humour

- Fun and engaging

- Interest in music and creative activities

- Interest in education

- Sensitive and caring

- Calm and gentle authority

- Ability to act as an advocate

- Ability to multitask

- Proactive and able to adapt plans in the moment

- Ability to priorities task

- Good interpersonal skills for working with a range of professionals

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.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

Ad ID: 5418441406