PA for support accessing the community – Loughborough

Ref: TO705993

Individual looking for support for 6 hours per week. The support would be community based e.g. going to shops, recreational activities such as going to the cinema or a bar.
This individual has a flare for music and the arts, and also follows alternative fashion. They are seeking support from someone with similar interests to help with rapport building.
Due to this individual’s diagnoses, a degree of flexibility is required with the support hours as their presentation can vary from day to day, which will impact on the support they have.

Preferred days/times: To be discussed further at interview.
Tasks/duties: To support this individual with accessing the community, taking part in activities of interest and social activities.
To help identify activities or places to visit that would be of interest to this individual.
To support with health and wellbeing when out in the community and monitor any changes that could put the individual at risk.
To monitor for any potential triggers that could impact this individual’s wellbeing and support with using coping mechanisms to manage the situation.
To be able to react to changing situations and client presentation in a quick, cool and calm way that allows them to follow agreed steps and contact to be made with family when required.

Client main diagnosis: Autism, Tourette's, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder and dissociative seizures

Communication: Due to their diagnoses, this person can initially find it difficult to communicate with a new person, but once they get to know someone they become more at ease.

Moving and Handling: no issues

Driving Licence: Full, clean licence required

Pets: no pets

Smoker: Smokes/vapes

Client enjoys: Music – both listening to and creating music, singing, art, reading and making tiktoks, watching horror films

This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and friendly, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs
Genuine applicants only please.
Benefits for an employed PA include 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata) Pension, Tax and NI contributions
DBS paid for by funding authority, (if you don’t already have a certificate).
Role subject to interview and references.
The advert may close before the deadline date if a high number of responses are received

Genders which may apply for this job – Any

Hours per week – 6

Hourly rate – Employed: £15.71 Self-employed: £19.50

Area – Charnwood

Driving licence required – Yes

Employer has pets – No

Employer is smoker – Yes

Required care experience – mental health, neuro-divergent (such as autism or ADHD), sensory impairment