Personal Assistant/ Support Worker Required in The - Sheffield, United Kingdom - ibk

ibk

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description

Ibk is a community based, not-for-profit social enterprise with over 20 years' experience of providing Direct Payment Support to families, children and adults of all ages with a range of needs. We provide a bespoke matching service, finding the right PA for the right person.

We are currently working with a gentleman who is looking to recruit a PA to join his small team in providing support to him in his everyday life.

This gentleman is in his late 20's and has a diagnosis of autism and a learning difficulty, he has previously lived independently in his own flat but due to some struggles with his mental health he is currently back in the family home.

The focus of the support will be to enable this gent to start to re-build his self confidence and engagement with activities he enjoys.

This gentleman is a talented magician who has previously put on his own shows, he also has a variety of interests including:

Playing on the X Box
Minecraft
Jigsaws
Going to the cinema
Live music
Cooking
Games

The ideal PA will have a calm and mature outlook and will have the skills to support this gent with practical day to day tasks.

They will have some experience of mental health and autism and will share some of the interests that this gent has.

The ideal PA will also take a flexible approach to working patterns which may change to overnight support once the gent is living independently again in the future.

Hours
15 hours per week initially ideally split over 2 days at the latter end of the week. Wednesdays and Fridays would be ideal.

Once the gentleman is moving back into his own accommodation, the hours may change and may be used for some overnight support once per week as well as some daytime hours.

Person Specification:

Essential

Willing to learn from the gentleman, his Mum and any other key people in his life.
Be friendly, reliable, and honest; and maintain confidentiality.
Experience of mental health and autism
Have a mature outlook

Desirable