Part-time PA to 5-year-old boy with SEN, NR4 area, £11.68 p/h

Part-time PA to 5-year-old boy with SEN, NR4 area, £11.68 p/h

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 5effe33c

Job Purpose
I am looking for trustworthy, reliable, personable, patient and resilient Personal Assistant with SEN experience to provide part-time childcare/respite care for my lovely 5-year-old-boy who is in Reception.

Preferred work schedule (although I am open to discussion and to the possibility of recruiting a couple of people to do different parts of the role)

• 3 hours most weekends (NOTE - The law states unless you are a registered childminder, you can only care for a child aged under 8 for a maximum of 2 hours outside of their home.)
• If possible, one-pick up from school at 3:15, taking him to the playground near our house and potentially doing bath time (once F is familiar and comfortable with you) while I prepare dinner
• School holidays - time negotiable
• I am also looking for someone as an alternative to (or support for) my elderly parents to care for my son when I have to go away overnight on business.
• Possible babysitting until 7.30-10.15pm every now and then.

Description of Child:

My son is age 5 in Reception. He is a lovely, enthusiastic, energetic, helpful, inquisitive, observant, playful and giggly little boy. He is very boisterous, mischievous and can be defiant and become dysregulated, with ASD, ADHD, sensory processing disorder and attachment disorder. He has repetitive behaviours which are amplified when stressed/over excited, can be impulsive and does not always heed safety instructions so needs extremely close supervision. Due to early life experiences he has experienced developmental trauma and gets upset when I am away, and is very sensitive to change, so I will need to introduce new people to him gradually.

He has had 5 febrile seizures (latest one this March) and when unsettled he has toilet accidents. He is on Melatonin to help him get to sleep. No other physical health problems.

Reporting to: Mum
Location: Eaton, Norwich

Main Duties:

• As detailed above: some hours over the weekend, playing inside, or in our garden, or outside our house in the park: pick up from school or After School Club, take t playground and monitor/play with him; bathtime once a week (shadowing me to start with, so he feels comfortable); bedtime on occasion (but frequently enough so child is used to it for when I go away); potential babysitting.
• Clean child/change clothes if toilet accidents occur (which they do!)
• Potentially getting child lunch during the weekend care

These duties may vary from day to day.
Any other reasonable duties that may be necessary.

Person Specification
Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. My assessment of these, both on application and at the interview, will be the main factor in determining your success. Please refer to these when submitting your application.

Essential

• DBS check
• Checkable recent references
• First aid training
• Extensive hands-on childcare experience with under 5s
• SEN experience - well used to, and capable of, dealing with boundary-pushing and mischief from young children but also neuro-divergence and potentially unsettled/challenging behaviour.
• Calm, friendly, trustworthy, reliable, fun, great rapport with young children, compassionate.
• Patience in abundance
• Willing to do personal care - F can be incontinent
• Energetic and fit enough to play sports with him, and be to able to run after him if required! He has a tendency to run off
• A desire to create a rapport with child in your care, with a view to part-time care on a potentially long-term basis.

Preferred

• Previous work with care-experienced children
• Bedtime nannying experience
• Childcare qualifications
• Knowledge of impact of early life trauma on development and behaviour
• Own car and potentially prepared to drive child if relationships all go well (within the 2 hours max allowed out of the home)

Summary Terms and Conditions

• You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses as part of this role.
• The rate of pay for this position is £11.68 per hour through Short Breaks provided by Norfolk County Council. Up to 104 hours annually (average 2 hours per week) paid this way. Self-Employed at £14.73 an hour.
• Flexible working - as stated above, I am relatively flexible about how this works. Days and times to be discussed at interview stage. Please detail what you can provide based on my description of our needs.
• A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer
• Satisfactory passing of mandatory training care courses.
• Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
• Completion of a satisfactory probation period of 6 months.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Moving & Handling
• Understanding challenging behaviour
• First Aid
• Autism / Aspergers

Medical

• Safe Administration of Medication
• Continence Care

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com

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