Support Worker​/Personal Assistant

Overview

I am a young girl with Autism, living at home with my Mum in Peebles. I am looking for someone to come and spend a few hours with me each week to allow my Mum a break. Ideally from 2:00pm to 4:30pm once or twice a week.

I like to go for walks or to the park or would be happy to stay at home and bake or do some crafts. I need to be watched at all times, to reduce the risk of any harm – I really need someone who will take good care of me so that my Mum can relax and have a proper break, in the knowledge that I am being properly cared for.

I would like someone who is kind, caring and fun. Preferably someone who has experience of working with children with Autism but really my Mum is looking for the right person, over experience.

Hourly rate is £13.20 and you will be entitled to 5.6 weeks’ annual leave.

• Kind and caring, sensitive to the client’s needs
• Patient and cheerful
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to use your own initiative
• Ability to work sensitively in a home setting respecting the client right to privacy and to always maintain professional standards of confidentiality

Experience of working with children with Autism is essential for a successful candidate and someone with the right personal attributes, and to be able to show some suitability for the role is required.