Our daughter Anila is 18 and has a diagnosis of severe learning difficulties and autism, in spite of the restrictive nature of her diagnosis, she enjoys swimming, stories (particularly Julia Donaldson stories) music, nursery rhymes and pixar/walt disney movies.

Anila has had some lovely PA's in the past, many of them students who have gone onto to do work related to their time spent with Anila. We are looking for somebody who would be interested in working @4 hours on a Saturday or Sunday (can be flexible).

Core hours : 2pm - 6pm

Number of Days work: @4 Sat or Sun afternoons a month (we also have availability during the school holidays for more work if you are interested.)

Job Requirements

Enabling Anila to access parks and swimming pools, ensure she is safe and content

Reading with Anila

Supporting Anila to communicate with her Picture Exchange Communication book and provide her with choice

Using intensive interaction to build rapport and encourage communication with Anila

Supporting Anila during mealtimes

Personal care-supporting with toilieting

Communicating with Anila's parents and sometimes sisters

Car driver

Person Specification

Positive outlook

Calm & energetic energy

Takes a pleasure in reading books to children

Ideally, some knowledge of picture exchange communication system

Some knowledge and confidence to use basic Makaton sign (can be taught)

Some knowledge of intensive interaction David Hewitt

Ability to feedback information to parents either in writing or verbally