Area: South Tyneside

Personal Assistant – 222419LS

Hours: 4 Hours per week

Area: South Shields

Rates of pay: Age-related national minimum wage, up to £12.90 per hour

Holidays: 5.6 weeks pro rata per annum

 

We’re looking for a kind and committed Personal Assistant to support a brilliant 14-year-old boy with complex medical needs.

He lives at home with his mum, dad, and older brother. While his health needs are significant, his personality truly shines through. His immune system is very fragile, so he takes medication to help prevent infections. He has a Jejunostomy tube for medication and fluids, and while he eats pureed food, he’s starting to manage small lumps too. Other medical details can be shared directly with the family.

Although his medical conditions are now stable, he has been affected by a Brain Lymphoma, which has led to neurodevelopmental challenges. He needs support with learning, communication, sensory processing, emotional development, and physical skills.

He attends Percy Hedley School and has an EHCP in place. But beyond the medical and developmental needs, he’s a fun-loving young man with a big personality. He enjoys making BluTack models, shopping trips in his chair, cars, puzzles, sensory play, and watching his dad juggle. He’s also a bit of an escape artist, so staying alert is important! He can become frustrated and may self-harm, so understanding and patience are key.

This role is about seeing the whole person and supporting him in a way that helps him thrive. If you’re compassionate, reliable, and ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

 

 

Personal Assistant – 223460

Hours: Couple of hours a day, couple of days a week in six-week holidays.

Area: South Shields

Rates of pay: Age related national minimum wage, up to £12.90 per hour

Holidays: 5.6 weeks pro rata per annum

 

We are seeking a Personal Assistant for a non-verbal 15-year-old young man.  He uses Tec Cards to communicate and manages well. There will be some personal care as is doubly incontinent and uses pads. He suffers from epilepsy, which is controlled by medication, he has an epilepsy passport and wears a lanyard to show this.

Knowledge of Epilepsy would be good, generally he is no bother at all, however sometimes a change in routine can unsettle him.

The PA would be to help mum in the six-week holidays, to take him out for a couple of hours a day a couple of days a week, to go to the park, swimming and generally just keep him entertained. He will be your friend for life if you have sweets!

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

Female Personal Assistant – 208310

Hours: 4 hours per week to be used after school, school holidays and Saturdays

Area: Jarrow, South Tyneside

Rates of pay: Age related national minimum wage, up to £12.90 per hour from 1 April 2025

Holidays: 5.6 weeks pro rata per annum

 

We are looking for a female Personal Assistant for a 16-year-old girl. She attends Karate, loves going to the beach and swimming – although not very well yet, and has just started Rangers. She also loves spending time on her tablet and on her phone playing games. However, she gets easily bored and we are looking for someone with a lot of patience, who would be willing to go swimming, go the pictures and ride on the Metro. She loves buses, Metros and travelling generally.

She has five types of epilepsy, and although she is incredibly loving and caring there can be times that she will emotionally exhausted and frustrated extremely when in large crowds.

There will be some personal care involved as she is in pull ups and is also using pads in these at certain times of the month. She does not like fire alarms, or the alarm in disabled toilets, this is resulting from scaring herself as a child.  She also loves dogs, and although there is not a dog resident at the property a friend’s dog does visit, so if you are dog friendly, all the better.

Look past the medical issues and you will see a young lady with a wicked sense of humour, who can talk the ears off you and be amazingly active with after school clubs, and activities galore.

 

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

 

Male Personal Assistant – 202721LS

Hours: 8 hours per week to be used after school and Sundays

Area: Jarrow, South Tyneside

Rates of Pay: Age related national minimum wage to £12.90 per hour. this is negotiable at interview and higher rate payable

Holidays: 5.6 weeks pro rota per annum

 

We are urgently seeking a younger male to be a personal assistant to a 15-year-old boy. This boy has a diagnosis of Autism, learning disability and Anxiety Disorder. Part of his anxiety manifests itself through not being comfortable around unfamiliar people. You will be required after school and some weekends (which can be discussed at interview).

He loves football and will swing between loving Newcastle United and Sunderland depending how he is feeling, he is also very active and adores swimming likes the beach, he attends Waves on a Saturday.  He likes to go out for food, but equally as happy being active. He is also what more social interaction with his peers.

He has been known to be verbally outspoken and say inappropriate things at time. He also my display physical behaviours that may challenge at times when in a heightened state.  He has limited danger awareness while in the community and may at times when heighten leave the environment he is in. Therefore, he is very vulnerable when out in the community unsupervised.

We urgently need the right people to help this young man to have a fulfilling and varied time doing the things he likes.

This post is based on 2:1 with the right people coming forward.  A full enhanced DBS is essential for this role.

We can only accept and forward applications/applicants who live in the UK and have driving licence but may consider non drivers.

 

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.