Support worker for young adult with learning disabilities (18)
Our daughter 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.
She 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 her. 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.)
Support worker Job Requirements
* Enabling our daughter to access parks and swimming pools, ensure she is safe and content
* Reading
* Supporting to communicate with her Picture Exchange Communication book and provide her with choice
* Using intensive interaction to build rapport and encourage communication
* Support during mealtimes
* Personal care-supporting with toilieting
* Communicating with her parents and sometimes sisters
* Car driver
Support worker 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