Area: Newcastle

Support Worker/Buddy – JPNCL

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Hours: 3 hours per week – flexible

Hourly Rate: £12.50 per hour

 

Are you a warm, caring individual with a passion for making a positive difference in someone’s life? Do you possess resilience, patience, and a positive attitude? If so, we’re looking for someone just like you to join our team as a Support Worker/Buddy.

 

About the Role:

As a Support Worker/Buddy, you’ll have the rewarding opportunity to work closely with a very happy 14-year-old male.

Your main role will be to provide support primarily during weekends and school holidays, encouraging community engagement, and fostering independence outside of the home environment.

Activities would include but not limited to Trampolining, Walking, Beach visits, and outside activities.

For more information, please see the  Job Description

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

Social Personal Assistant – JCNCL

Hours: 4 hours per week including weekends

Location: Walkergate, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £13.00 per hour

 

Joshua is a lovely 12-year-old young boy with a diagnosis of Autism with learning difficulties and a chromosome disorder.

He loves spending time at home with his siblings playing with his animals and using his iPad. Joshua is looking for a personal assistant who can support and accompany him to explore his community facilities and encourage his social engagement, he would like to explore places like the local parks and swimming pools, he loves to walk the dogs too, so a good level of fitness is required. Joshua would also like to go for the odd hot chocolate when the occasion arises.

The family are looking for a personal assistant with experience of working with children with Autism who is calm, patient and encouraging, Joshua will repeat words and behaviours frequently so you must be able to accommodate his repetitiveness. Assistance with toileting needs is required in this role.

A car driver is preferred as Joshua has a Motability car and loves to be out and about in it.

For further information, please see the JOB DESCRIPTION

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

 

 

 

Social Personal Assistant- JABNCL

Hours: 2 hours per week term time including weekends

16 hours per week school holidays

Area: Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £14.00 per hour

 

We are currently recruiting for an experienced personal assistant for a loving young boy with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and PICA, due to this Jamie always requires full supervision as he will eat non-food items and has a compulsion regarding drinking.  He currently resides with his mum, dad and sibling and they have 3 dogs.  Jamie also has no awareness of danger and will run at every opportunity.

This role would suit someone that has experience working with children with autism and is a necessary requirement.

Jamie enjoys a variety of sensory stimulating activities including trampolining, swimming and trips to the local parks, he would like to visit and explore new venues with enclosed spaces to widen his experiences within the community.  He uses a specialist buggy as and when required, routine is very important to Jamie as he can dysregulate if sudden changes occur and due to his non-verbal autism, he cannot tell you directly what is wrong, Jamie uses hand gestures and leading to show and tell you, his needs. Jamie does have meltdowns so coping strategies to manage these must be demonstrated and implemented to ensure his safety.

The main tasks within this role will include supporting Jamie in accessing the local community, accompanying and supporting him to engage in his chosen activities and personal care including nappy changing.

We are preferably looking for a car driver with a full clean UK driving licence for this role however this is not essential as Jamie will use public transport and regularly enjoys trips on the metro.

For more information, please see the Job Description

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

 

Female Personal Assistant- JBNCL

Hours: 15 hours per week to be discussed

Rate: £13.80 per hour

Area: High Heaton, Newcastle

 

I am a friendly outgoing disabled 68 year old woman who uses an electric wheelchair. I drive and enjoy going out and about to different groups including arts and craft classes.

I need a PA to assist with personal, domestic, and social care. I am looking for someone who is friendly, honest, reliable with a positive can-do attitude.

A qualification in care is not essential.

Driving licence preferable but not essential.

For more information, please see the Job Description

 

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

This post is subject to DBS check and references.

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.