SUPPORT WORKER NEEDED – Wetherby 6 hours per week @ £12.40 per hour to support a teenager with Autism and ADHD training will be provided. DBS & references will be taken up
5.6 weeks holiday pro rata per annum
Job purpose:
· You will be supporting a young man aged 15 who enjoys gaming, spending time outdoors, swimming and spending time with animals including the family pets – dogs and ferrets.
· The young man has a diagnosis of Autism and ADHD. He is an engaging and chatty individual with a vivid imagination, a great sense of humour and a curious/enquiring personality.
Main duties:
Social duties, for example, support to:
· Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
· Attend medical appointments
· Attend social events such as a gaming café or the cinema
Personal care, for example, support with encouraging him to shower, shave, clean teeth, take medication.
Type of person that you/they are looking for:
Values: Someone who is honest, fun, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity and has a good sense of humour.
Please contact gillystorm@icloud.com closing date 12th October 2024
Leeds DP and PA Support Hub are a Leeds City Council team supporting individuals in receipt of the Direct Payment package.
Our Independent Living Teams support disabled people of all ages to take control of any help they need with personal care, daily living tasks and getting out and about in their community. This includes supporting people to recruit, manage and pay their own support workers, usually called Personal Assistants (PAs). Employing PAs enables our customers to choose who they want to provide their support and how and when the support is provided, to suit their and their families' lifestyles.
Our customers include individual disabled and older people, parents with disabled children and carers of disabled adults.
Leeds CIL provides a full payroll service to individual employers of Personal Assistants. Their dedicated team of Finance Support Workers currently support over 1,000 individual employers to pay their PAs every month.