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Job summary
A community support service in Accrington seeks a caring Personal Assistant to support a creative young girl. Responsibilities include supervising her during outings, planning engaging activities, and fostering independence. The ideal candidate is kind, patient, and familiar with autism and learning disabilities. Flexible hours are offered, primarily during term time and school holidays, ensuring a fun and secure environment for the young person. If you are enthusiastic about making a difference, we want to hear from you.
Qualifications
- Experience and understanding of autism and learning disabilities are crucial.
- Kind, patient demeanor with a knack for engaging positively with young people.
- Ability to work independently and reliably.
Responsibilities
- Support community access and supervise the young person.
- Plan and attend outings while ensuring safety.
- Encourage communication and boost confidence.
Skills
Personal Assistant (Support Worker) – Accrington Area
Agency: Lancashire Independent Living Service
Location: Accrington, Lancashire
Salary/Rate: £12.21 per hour
- Term time: 4 hours per week (38 weeks per year)
- School holidays: 6 hours per week (14 weeks per year)
- Rate: £12.21 per hour
- Days/Times: Flexible, ideally all hours worked on one day.
- Term time: One after‑school evening (not Tuesday)
- School holidays: One full weekday – Tuesday fine not in term time
- No weekends
We are looking for a reliable, friendly, and confident Personal Assistant to support a creative, fun‑loving teenage girl in the Accrington area. The role focuses on helping her access her local community, develop independence, and enjoy meaningful, social activities.
She is an amazing, cheeky, artistic young person who loves singing, art, bowling, cinema trips, shopping, walking, and visiting parks. She is verbal; however, she usually communicates to meet her needs or to express her needs, but is not able to hold a full conversation. Although she experiences communication challenges, she thrives on social interaction and enjoys being out and about.
- Supporting community access and independence, while supervising the young person at all times
- Planning and attending fun, engaging outings
- Encouraging communication and confidence
- Providing consistent, positive support
- Ensuring safety and comfort at all times
- Being mindful that she has a phobia of dogs
- Experience & understanding of autism, learning disability, and phobias
- Kind, patient, and creative
- Able to engage positively with a young person
- Reliable and able to work independently
- A good communicator
- Someone who enjoys fun activities and getting out in the community
If you are caring, enthusiastic, and passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact Lancashire Independent Living Service on 01772 558863 (option 1), quoting reference number – LILS/EM/LM
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