About the Employer

This service user is a 15 year old girl who has Autism. She is largely non verbal but is able to say just a few words to communicate. She lives at home with her parents and 4 siblings. She is full of energy and likes to play with her toys and will excitedly show you her favourites. Her parents and siblings will provide all of her likes, dislikes and what things are her ‘triggers’ to avoid. She likes to be active and thrives on routine and familiarity. Once a bond has been made with her, the PA can take her outside to socialise – it may however take some time to do this but Mum will on hand initially to assist. She enjoys walking with the dog and has a wheelchair she uses for longer journeys and will push it herself until she tires and will then put herself in the wheelchair. She also enjoys swimming but Mum would prefer support from a second person to do this. She is a happy young lady in need of some further support to meet her social needs and provide her family with some added support.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

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The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Playing with her toys• Her pet dogs

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Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home.x2 small dogs.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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).

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 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 caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• 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.
• Have a lively personality.