MPM1847 Personal Assistant

I am a 22 year old with autism living in the Pentre area of RCT. I identify as non-binary and use the pronouns "they", "them" and "their".

I am a very talkative and bubbly character who is easy to get along with. I enjoy listening to a variety of music but also enjoy the opera on rare occasions. I enjoy visiting Pugh's garden centre and seeing the fish but hate the spiders and bugs. I enjoy being artistic, especially painting. I enjoy cooking but not doing the dishes! I also have an interest in dinosaurs, cows, armadillos and pangolins.

I attend the Autism Life Centre and love going there. I also like to learn about myself and how my autism affects me and then how to regulate my own emotions. I sometimes suffer what I call 'meltdowns' and require sensory input (squeezing my hands or head) to help calm me down. My meltdowns can involve me being violent towards myself but never towards others. I do not like being lightly touched ever.

I can be very anxious and suffer from panic attacks and if I'm struggling I can sometimes struggle to verbally communicate, in this instance I will either write things down, utilise my emotion cards or my AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) app. I also have a noise sensitivity and sometimes wear headphones to block out noise. Sometimes I experience spells of non-epileptic staring which I would like to record in my book.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To help me get out of the house and socialise more outside of the autism life centre., This will be a proper job requiring a National Insurance number to be submitted. A trial period of six months will be necessary in the first instance. The wage will be paid monthly on return of a payslip provided by the Centre for Independent Living. You will receive appropriate holidays and holiday pay. This post is subject to an enhanced police check (DBS) and training may be required if identified by the employer.

v A driver with business class insurance.

v A chatty and friendly person.

v Someone who is genuine.

v Someone who will respect and use my pronouns of choice.

v Someone willing to learn about my autism and the strategies I've developed to help calm me down during bad moments (Sensory input).

v A reliable and punctual person.

v A person alright working with a dog in the home.

v A person who respects the privacy and confidentiality of working in someone else's home.

v Although as a personal assistant you would be my employee, it is important to me that we work together in a friendly, mutually respectful way and build up a good rapport.

v 3 hours on a Tuesday and Thursday or can be worked as one 6 hour shift.

v Possibility of extra hours in the future which could alter the hours per shift.

RATES OF PAY

v £12 per hour

v 40p per mile