My son is 17, & he has a diagnosis of autism, anxiety, auditory processing difficulties & asthma. He has sensory sensitivities, follows his own agenda, & a high level of anxiety related to expectations and rigidity & difficulties with social over-exposure and social engagement. His vulnerability therefore requires constant reassurance and the need to feel safe. His panic disorder can escalate resulting in hyperventilation. His passions include astro photography where he likes to photograph the night sky, & he has a drone where he takes arial footage. He also enjoys gardening & has an allotment with an incubator with eggs in, & he is also into DIY & woodwork, along with forest walking.
My son is a kind, caring, sensitive & well behaved person.
POSITIVE ACTIVITIES: OUTDOOR ADVENTURES, BUSHCRAFT, ANIMALS, ZOO’S, FARMS, GARDENING, WALKS IN FOREST TYPE LOCATIONS & NATURE, COOKING, COMPUTERS ALONG WITH OTHER INTERESTS.
ARE YOU THE IDEAL PERSON TO BE A PA & WORK EVENINGS OR WEEKENDS, 5 HRS PER WEEK WITH POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL HOURS WHEN NEEDED? Supporting my son in gaining Life Skills & Confidence out in the community.
BASE: IN OUR HOME & OUTDOORS (LS11)
It is essential the successful PA has a happy, cheerful personality as facial expressions have a significant impact on him.
ACCOUNTABILITY – AS THE EMPLOYER THE PA WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE & DIRECTED BY ME. THE SESSION PLAN WILL BE PROVIDED BY ME & ALL SUPPORT/CHANGES MUST BE AGREED FIRST. EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM IS ESSENTIAL. ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS AS HE NEEDS TO FEEL LISTENED TO & SAFE.
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.