Job Ref: 760 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.50 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a 7-year-old boy who lives at home with my parents and sibling in Swansea. I have Global Development Delay and Autism. I attend an STF unit full time and when I am not in school, I love to play. I love playing with my toy animals and I love water play and books too. I enjoy drawing all day long and I enjoy being outdoors, going to parks and I enjoy soft play areas and swimming too! I am looking for a PA to take me out to play, or to some activities and clubs i attend after school or at the weekend. I am a happy busy child I have a lot of energy, and occasionally I become unregulated, but I have many strategies to help with this, which my parents will explain. Driver required to take me out. Hours of work 5 hours a week during school time and 8 hours a week in school holidays. My parents are very flexible with the days and the hours. They can be different days each week and the hours can also be spread out too Rate of pay. £13.50 (Mileage is covered when you take me out) Essential: I need you to: • Drive to be able to take me out. • Have previous experience. • Be able to keep me safe. • Be happy to carry out personal care. Desirable I’d prefer if: • You are fun and energetic. I’d like support with • Going out in the community. I will need my PA to: Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Be confident, mature and have patience. Be dependable and arrive on time. Be friendly with an easy-going manner. Be adaptable and flexible. Be supportive but not take over. Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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Job Ref: 761 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.50 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am an 11-year-old girl, I live at home with my parents and siblings in the Swansea area. I have a diagnosis of severe ASD and anxiety. I am preverbal in that I can say one-word sentences such as squash, cookies and more. I attend a specialist school fulltime and when I am at home, I like to spend much of my time in my bedroom where I feel most comfortable. I have been awarded 4 hours a week direct payment and this is to support my parents within their caring role. I would like to take time to get to know my personal assistant and work on outcomes such as spending time in the garden and eventually working towards spending time in the community. Driver required to take me out. Female preferred. Hours of work 4 hours a week 6 hours a week during school holidays Rate of pay. £13.50 Essential: I need you to: • Be reassuring - I have anxiety, so structure and routine are very important to me. Without this I may become dysregulated, and this may show in my behaviours. I need to be reassured through using my communication lanyard to help me communicate as best as I can. • Know when I need time - When I am not feeling my best I can display behaviours of concern, I can hit out, spit, bite, scram, scream and shout. When I present like this it is important for you give me the space I need and time to allow me to regulate. • The things that help me to regulate are soft toys, drinking squash and having my iPad. • Support me in all aspects of my life including personal care/toilet, having food prepared for me, getting dressed and undressed and ensuring my safety when out in the community. • When I’m in the community I do not like anyone holding my hand and I will respond to guidance given to me such as stop when it is not safe to cross the road and go when it is safe to do so. • Like dogs - At home I have family dogs therefore my personal assistant would need to feel comfortable around dogs. Desirable I’d prefer if: • You like to sing - I love singing, music, dancing and films with music in and would like for this to be promoted to ensure you increase my happiness. • It would be great if my personal assistant had previous experience of working with other children who have similar needs to me. I’d like support with: • Spending time at home, where I can do activities that I like. I will need my PA to: Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Be confident, mature and have patience. Be dependable and arrive on time. Be friendly with an easy-going manner. Be adaptable and flexible. Be supportive but not take over. Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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Job Ref: 762 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.50 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
I am a 7-year-old girl with autism and global developmental delay I am nonspeaking. I am very active and love being outdoors, particularly walking on the beach and in the woods. I also enjoy swimming, soft play and other outings. I am looking for a PA who is confident, physically fit and able to keep up with me during outdoor activities.
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Job Ref: 411 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.13 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
A little about myself: I am a teenage boy living in Mumbles. I have ASD; this can make me anxious. I am looking for a PA to accompany me to help me carry on with my hobbies. I would like a male assistant to be able to take me swimming one evening a week, on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday, in term time, and twice a week during the holidays. Hours of work 5 hours per week - term time / 8 hours school holidays Rate of pay: £13.13 Tasks involved. • Pick me up and take me to the swimming pool • Come swimming with me • Take me home again afterwards and help me remember to take all my things Type of person required • A person who respects and understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality when working in someone else’s home • Someone who is confident, mature and has patience • A person who is dependable and arrives on time. • A person with a friendly, easy-going manner • Someone who is adaptable and flexible is essential • Someone who could provide extra hours on occasions • Someone who will be able to support me but not take over • Able to work Independently and on their own initiative to previously agreed criteria • Someone who is able to work to instruction • Someone trustworthy, reliable and punctual • Someone with a caring and responsible attitude • Be willing to undertake any training identified as relating to the post e.g. Manual Handling Course, Basic First Aid Concerning the position You will be formally employed by the Direct Payment Client which requires a National Insurance number to be submitted. A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly with appropriate holiday pay calculated. A DBS will need to be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs are met by Swansea council.
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Job Ref: 566 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £12.75 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a young boy who has ASD, Fragile X and Prada Wili Syndrome. and a learning disability. I like anything to do with food. I like to run and spin and climb. I sometimes struggle to regulate my big emotions and can become easily overwhelmed in busy places. I need my PA to understand this and support me to regulate if I become overwhelmed. Driver required to take me out. After a period of rapport and trust building at home, I will need a PA who drives to take me to outside safe spaces and fun places for me to use up lots of energy and develop my social independence. Taking me for yummy treats will help me to be comfortable with you. Female/male preferred. Ratio of 1-1. Hours of work: 4 hours x 39 weeks in term time, schedule to be agreed with parents plus 10 miles, 8 hours x 13 weeks in school holidays, schedule to be agreed with parents plus 20 miles. Rate of pay. £12.75 per hour after tax and NI. £0.39p per mile. Essential: You must be patient and kind and happy. You must be experienced in working with young people who have ASD . You must be fast, to keep up with me and stop me from running into unsafe places. You must be able to swim competently and be happy to take me swimming or playing in the water. Desirable I’d prefer if: You had experience of working with children with Fragile X and Prada Wili syndrome. I will need my PA to: This next bit is standard so you won’t need to do anything to it. Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Be confident, mature and have patience. Be dependable and arrive on time. Be friendly with an easy-going manner. Be adaptable and flexible. Be supportive but not take over. Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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Job Ref: 667 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.50 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a 6-year-old boy who loves going outdoors, especially going to the beach and the woods. I like climbing trees and rocks, but I need to be supervised. I really enjoy long walks, especially with my dog, and love to go for an ice-cream. I love watching vehicles, particularly motorbikes. I am a tough cookie, and enjoy going out in all weathers and digging in the mud and sand. I have an adorable smile, and am a bit of a cheeky chap. I can speak in short sentences sometimes, and am learning how to use an AAC device to support my communication, even using it to make jokes. Driver required to take me out. Hours of work Negotiable (I am in full-time education and have a package that includes both term-time and school holidays) Rate of pay £13.50 Essential I need you to: • Ensure that I am safe. I need someone to be one step ahead to keep me safe; • Be an active individual, as I like to walk, run, and climb; • Have a sense of humour and playfulness, as this helps me to carry on when I find things hard; • Be someone who is reliable, committed and flexible. Desirable I’d prefer if: • You have a driving license with business insurance; • You have previous experience; • You have experience using an AAC device and GRID software, or a willingness to learn; I’d like support with: • Changing my clothes, if needed, after playing in the mud or water; • Using the toilet and washing my hands afterwards. I will need my PA to: Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality; Be confident, mature and have patience; Be dependable and arrive on time; Be friendly with an easy-going manner; Be adaptable and flexible; Provide support when I need it, but let me do the things that I can, because I feel proud when I’m able to do things independently; Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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Job Ref: 522 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.50 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a young boy living in the Swansea area who has Autism and preverbal. I am looking for an enthusiastic bubbly person, who is physically fit to keep up with me. I am a very independent, loving, gentle and affectionate little boy. I am at my happiest when I am outdoors, I enjoy going to soft play, trampoline parks and car journeys. I am not very good at recognising dangers, so you will need to keep me safe, I also find it difficult to communicate my needs because I am currently pre-verbal, but I will take your hand and direct you towards what I want. Not being able to speak makes me a little bit upset and frustrated sometimes. Experience of working with autistic children and children with additional learning needs. Weekend work, weekdays negotiable during school holidays. Driving Licence and car essential. Hours of work 15 hours per week during school holiday plus 20 miles Rate of pay. £13.50 Tasks involved. • Taking me to the trampoline park • Taking me to soft play • Taking me to the park • Sit with me in the house and watch me whilst I play on my iPad/play in my garden • Sensory play • Attend Autism Specific Events (NAS Bounce etc) • I am doing very well with toileting, however, will need reminding when out and about and some assistance with personal care Type of person required. • A person who respects and understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality when working in someone else’s home • Someone who is confident, mature and has patience • A person who is dependable and arrives on time • A person with a friendly, easy-going manner • Someone who is adaptable and flexible is essential • Someone who could provide extra hours on occasions • Someone who will be able to support me but not take over • Able to work independently and on their own initiative to previously agreed criteria • Someone who is able to work to instruction • Someone trustworthy, reliable and punctual • Someone with a caring and responsible attitude • Be willing to undertake any training identified as relating to the post e.g. Manual Handling Course, Basic First Aid Concerning the position You will be formally employed by the Direct Payment Client which requires a National Insurance number to be submitted. A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly with appropriate holiday pay calculated. A DBS will need to be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs are met by Swansea council.
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Job Ref:566 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £12.75 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a young boy who has ASD, Fragile X and Prada Wili Syndrome. and a learning disability. I like anything to do with food. I like to run and spin and climb. I sometimes struggle to regulate my big emotions and can become easily overwhelmed in busy places. I need my PA to understand this and support me to regulate if I become overwhelmed. Driver required to take me out. After a period of rapport and trust building at home, I will need a PA who drives to take me to outside safe spaces and fun places for me to use up lots of energy and develop my social independence. Taking me for yummy treats will help me to be comfortable with you. Female/male preferred. Ratio of 1-1. Hours of work: 4 hours x 39 weeks in term time, schedule to be agreed with parents plus 10 miles, 8 hours x 13 weeks in school holidays, schedule to be agreed with parents plus 20 miles. Rate of pay. £12.75 per hour after tax and NI. £0.39p per mile. Essential: You must be patient and kind and happy. You must be experienced in working with young people who have ASD . You must be fast, to keep up with me and stop me from running into unsafe places. You must be able to swim competently and be happy to take me swimming or playing in the water. Desirable I’d prefer if: You had experience of working with children with Fragile X and Prada Wili syndrome. I will need my PA to: This next bit is standard so you won’t need to do anything to it. Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Be confident, mature and have patience. Be dependable and arrive on time. Be friendly with an easy-going manner. Be adaptable and flexible. Be supportive but not take over. Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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Job Ref: 562 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.13 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a young man living in Swansea. I have autism and I struggle to express myself. I love to do outdoor activities, climbing and walking. I also enjoy going to the LC2 swimming and cooking. I am looking for a PA to accompany me to go out in the community. Driver required to take me out. Male preferred. Hours of work Evenings Wednesday and Thursday 2 hours per week. Rate of pay. £13.13 Essential: I need you to: • Be a Male • Be able to drive. • Have a car. Desirable I’d prefer if: • You like the outdoors. • You like swimming. • You have previous experience. I’d like support with • Going to outdoor activities • Going swimming I will need my PA to: Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Be confident, mature and have patience. Be dependable and arrive on time. Be friendly with an easy-going manner. Be adaptable and flexible. Be supportive but not take over. Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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Job Ref: 736 - Social Care Personal Assistant (for hours please check working pattern and days)
Swansea City Council - Swansea
from £13.50 an hour
Field-basedPermanentPart time
Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments. A little about myself: I am a young boy living in Swansea with Autism and global development delay. I enjoy outdoor activities like swimming, the beach, the fair ground and parks. I am nonverbal but I understand a lot of things that you ask me. I will need a PA with a very calm nature and low tone in voice as I can get very upset and become very agitated. My mum will tell you more about me if we meet. Driver required to take me out. Hours of work: 6 hours during school term Saturday 11-4 15 hours during school holiday Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 11- 4 Rate of pay. £13.50 Essential: I need you to: · Have previous experience. · Have a very calm nature and use a low tone voice. · Be aware at all times as I have no sense of danger. Desirable: I’d prefer if: · You enjoy the outdoors. I’d like support with: · Going out in the community · Keeping me safe I will need my PA to: Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Be confident, mature and have patience. Be dependable and arrive on time. Be friendly with an easy-going manner. Be adaptable and flexible. Be supportive but not take over. Have business insurance on your car to take clients out. Concerning the position A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.
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