Hours: 1 hour in the morning term time only.
Rate of pay: from age related national minimum wage to £12.90 per hour
Area: South Shields
Holidays: 5.6 weeks per annum (pro rata)
We are urgently looking for a female personal assistant to help with two children, a 4 and a five-year-old boy and girl, both are nonverbal and cannot follow direction. This is to help mum with getting the children ready, washed and fed in the morning, you would work with one child and mum would work with the other.
Boy (4) – This little boy has Level 3 Autism has extensive medical needs he has epilepsy and experiences tonic seizures. He has early developmental impairment, sensory processing issues, ADHD and PICA – particularly paper, sand wood and poo. He can be violent and this is in the form of punching and kicking, he can be triggered by touch and sound. He is in nappy pads so some personal care would be required.
Girl (5) – This little girl has mobility issues and uses a wheelchair, she is not violent at all, but is frightened by males, this is why female only applicants. She also has PACA – anything at all. She has Level 3 Autism. She is also in Nappy pads so again personal care would be required.
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.