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 Job Tittle: Personal Assistant  Hours Per Week: 4 hours term time (52 weeks per year) with additional 8 hours non term time to support during school holidays (13 weeks per year).  Rate of Pay: £9.18 Location:  My home and the local community  Leeds LS26  To support Henry who has a diagnosis of 16p11.2 micro duplication; global developmental delay; epilepsy. This person requires support with all personal care needs and will need support from a Personal Assistant to dress, toileting and feeding. Henry is able to communicate verbally to a reasonable degree but will not offer support/guide to the Personal Assistant through all tasks. Henry will also require support with social and leisure tasks. Some hours will be to support Henry visiting places away from home.  Main duties  Personal care Support to source and access interest and hobbies  Supporting and monitoring their healthcare needs, including administering medication    Other essential requirements  Training...

Job role: A Personal Assistant (PA) is required to assist my son (aged 7yrs) who has Autism (also under assessment for ADHD) and can sometimes exhibit challenging behaviour. My son requires one to one support, and the PA will support him to access social activities outside of the family home. This will allow him to increase his awareness of his surroundings and learn new skills he will find useful in the future, such as engaging in different social situations. He can struggle to manage his emotions and often gets frustrated with this, which can result in outbursts of crying and sometimes anger. The PA will support my son for 4 hours on a Weekend or after school and this will give me and his mum and our other children an opportunity to do other household tasks. The 4 hours support can involve supporting him in the local community engaging in activities such as going to the park or play with at home.  This support will give him more of an opportunity to practise life skills that...

Are you interested in working as a Personal Assistant? Would you like to work in the Health and Social Care Sector? Would you like a varied, interesting, and flexible job supporting disabled and older people with daily tasks, so they can enjoy the same freedom, choice and control as the rest of society? Then becoming a Personal Assistant could be for you! Leeds CIL support hundreds of people to recruit their own workers from a variety of backgrounds, with various skills, and experience is not essential. We can support Personal Assistants to access relevant training. We can complete a DBS check for any Personal Assistant who is employed, and there is no charge for this check. If you are interested in working as a Personal Assistant you can register  for free by clicking here  You can create your profile on the site – this is very easy to do – and once you are registered you will be able to view vacancies and adverts and communicate with employers securely via the...

My son is a bright and funny 13 year old, with particular interests around gaming (non-violent), science and words. He has Asperger’s Syndrome, hypermobility and anxiety. He enjoys walks of 3-5km, woods and water. My son needs support to build his independence and confidence away from family, and to develop his life skills such as meal preparation, handling money, planning activities together. The hours would be split over 2 daytimes to be agreed upon.   No personal care is required  My son has Asthma and being in a smoke free environment is important. 

RECRUITMENT FOR A PERSONAL (PA) 13 year old with Autism Leeds LS11 My son is 13 and a half & nearly 6ft. He has a diagnosis of autism, auditory processing difficulties & asthma.  My son 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. My son is a kind, caring, sensitive & well behaved child. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES: OUTDOOR ADVENTURES,BUSHCRAFT, ANIMALS, ZOO’S, FARMS, GARDENING, WALKS IN FOREST TYPE LOCATIONS & NATURE, FISHING, COOKING, COMPUTERS ALONG OTHER INTERESTS.   ARE YOU THE IDEAL PERSON TO BE A PA & WORK EVENINGS OR WEEKENDS? Supporting my son in gaining Life Skills & Confidence out in the community. 4 HOURS WEEKLY @ £9.18 PER HOUR BASE: IN OUR HOME &...