Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.10 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 July 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 16718war1445081wm6 |
Summary
Our teenage has been diagnosed with Autism, Pica, Sensory Processing Difficulties, Significant Learning Delays. We would like a personal assistant to get to know him and then take him out in the community on Saturdays to enjoy the outdoors or activities. He loves getting out of the house and enjoys swimming , walking and his food.
He is very vulnerable and we would like someone with experience or understanding of working with children with special needs if possible.
Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed
Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks
Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities
Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities
Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities
Promote and encourage friendships and independence
Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship
He is very vulnerable and we would like someone with experience or understanding of working with children with special needs if possible.
Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed
Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks
Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities
Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities
Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities
Promote and encourage friendships and independence
Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship
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