Overview

Hours: 3 hours per week. A young lady with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), epilepsy, social anxiety disorder and dyslexia requires a Personal Assistant to support her for 3 hours per week to access the local community and gain confidence to independently access public transport to participate in this.

Principal duties and responsibilities

1. Providing support to access her local community.
2. Supporting the employer with encouragement in gaining independence to independently access public transports.
3. Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community.
4. Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest.
5. Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills.
6. To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction.
7. Encouraging the employer to attend appoint...