Personal Assistant

Ref: DP6011

Location: Worthing

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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

Hours per week:

Hours: 7-10 hours weekly with additional hours in school holidays. If you’re only available school holidays or for less weekly hours, please still get in touch. Times: Mutually agreeable times to be arranged with successful applicant, to be discussed

Hourly pay rate:

Exceeds National Minimum Wage

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PA required for a chatty, people-loving, autistic 16 year old who currently attends mainstream school with a 1:1 teacher. She needs support in the family home, on journeys and at sport or other activities. She wants growing up and friendship-building to get easier, so the PA we’re looking for, would help her gain skills to socialise and manage herself, her own time, her own tasks, her own safety and home environment. Her biggest two challenges currently are; staying focused, and staying confident in herself when something isn’t achievable straight away.

Personal qualities This role would suit a lively, confident and patient person with a clear voice, who has experience of supporting children with social and communication needs - in a professional or personal capacity. If you’re creative and, or musical, like she is, that would be a bonus.

Duties include:

Other relevant duties as required
Transportation
Companionship

Candidate qualities:

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
Honest and cheerful
Creative
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

flexible
reliable
caring

Additional requirements

Non-smoker due to medical reasons

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.

Please note, 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.

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