Personal Assistant NDS8119

Our amazing 12 year old son is a happy go lucky, out-going and generally chilled boy, with the occasional 'moments' you get with a typical preteen!
We are looking for a calm, happy, proactive personal assistant to help him develop his independence and his own interests away from us. We would really like him to get so much more out of life.
The role will involve accessing social leisure activities such as walks, bowling and expanding his horizons through new activities and experiences. It will involve the use of your car to get to and from activities.
Our son has Autism so building trust and maintain routines will be required. He is also non-verbal but has never had an issue making his wants and needs known. He is learning to use sign language at school.
This role is about building our son's confidence to be himself, if you think you can provide a positive experience for him we would love to meet you., Experience (including life experience) with Autistic and/or non-verbal children is preferred
Employee Duties:

• Other relevant duties as required


• Transportation


• Companionship


• Dressing / undressing


Additional duties:
Plan and suggest activities/new experiences.
Getting know our son's needs and responding appropriately to these.

Additional requirements

• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.


• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality


• Reliable with good timekeeping


• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative


• Hygienic, tidy and well organised


• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties


• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills


• Honest and cheerful


• Creative


• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard


• Must be comfortable with pets


• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety, Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.