£13.23 per hour (gross) at all times with 5.6 weeks pro rata holidays
We are advertising this personal assistant role of our 13 years old son, who has diagnosis of Autism
for 4 hours per week plus an additional 2 in school holidays.
Hours can be arranged in advance with parents to provide greater flexibility.
Initially the PA will build a relationship in the home and then start to access the community with him.
How he communicates
He use some words and short sentence to communicate my wants and needs.
He is good at using visuals like my choice board and aided language displays – make sure he gains an adult’s attention prior to initiating communication.
He is gestalt processing so sometimes my phrases don’t match what he means, learns through modelling. He will need supervision all the time, as do not have any awareness of danger.
Things he like:
Playgrounds, likes trips to the park and trampolining.
Things he does not like:
-
Loud noises
-
Other children upset
-
People in his personal space
-
Physical touch from unfamiliar adults
-
needs reminding to look before crossing the road and I have no sense of danger.
If you are interested in this job role, please apply via UKCIL.
Services
- Social + Leisure activities
Training
- Understanding challenging behaviour
-
First Aid
-
Autism / Aspergers
Transportation
- Full UK driving license
-
Own personal car
Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
