About the Employer

Looking for someone kind, creative, and flexible to support a young lady who is funny, sharp, and endlessly interesting who is autistic, with a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile, and ADHD. Life with them is full of curiosity, she has a dry sense of humour, and occasional left-filed tangent - never boring with her. Loves going to charity shops, treasure hunts, making and creating, goth makeup, the Clash, and cats. not big on crowds, loud noises, or groups of kids but likes small scale adventures and calm company.

It is important to build a trusting relationship with the young person through respect, humour, and shared interests.

Support them in doing things that feel safe and enjoyable - at home or out and about.

You need to be able to offer calm co-regulation when life gets overwhelming.

Looking for an a person with experience with neurodivergent young people and who are autistic where being familiar with PDA and ADHD is an advantage but the willingness to learn will also be appreciated.

You will also need to be neurodiversity-affirming where you celebrate difference and not confirmity with a creative, open-minded, and happy to dive into new ideas and projects.

If this sounds like your kind of thing - a role that is part support, part creativity, part genuine connection - get in touch.

There is a young person waiting for someone who gets it.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

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Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home.Dog and cat.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

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The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.