Direct Worker - Cottingham

The job itself

A young lady is looking for Personal Assistant to assist her with everyday tasks and supporting with her independence whilst ensuring she is safe from harm. This lady has autism and also suffers from anxiety/depression. She has sensitivities to bright light, heat, and wet conditions, and benefits from support to maintain a comfortable environment. She does not cope well in loud places and gets tired easily.

She struggles to wake up in the morning and requires prompts to do regular daily activities like brushing her teeth, having breakfast or taking medication. She avoids crowded places and prefers to be indoors.

Role will involve:

• Supporting her to learn life skills, e.g. preparing meals and tidying.
• Enable her to engage in physical activities.
• Taking out socially to activities, for example visiting the Pet rescue centre.
• Support her to become independent, such as travelling on public transport or shopping.
• Overall supporting her to become more independent and take care of herself.

Person needs to be compassionate and understanding of this persons difficulties and needs.

To have the necessary skills to work with autistic individuals or people with mental health struggles, experience preferred but not essential.

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post - Cost to be met by the local authority.