Personal Assistant for gentleman P/T @ £13.00/hr in Leeds
Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by UKCIL Ltd
I am in my 40s with autism and have a learning disability. I love life and enjoy living in my own home. I'd like someone to work with me to help me remain independent.
- Help to manage finances and bills, read material and interpret most written information.
- Assist with prompts to maintain self care and assistance as necessary (e.g., taking me to the barber).
- Help to keep my property clean and tidy and assist as necessary (e.g., cleaning).
- Assist with laundry: organising loads, taking them to/from laundrette, ensuring they are dry and put away in the right place.
- Assist in engaging in events and activities and in getting to and from events.
- Help with a weekly shopping budget and controlling spending when food shopping, prompting to select healthy options and ensure I have enough food for the week.
- Assist with putting away shopping, managing sell by dates and food hygiene.
- Assist with communicating verbally over the phone and in person when there is an issue (e.g., a problem with my phone bill).
- Help with keeping safe online and completing online forms, writing, and reading emails/letters.
- Assist with cooking, knowing the cooking time and heat temperature.
To meet my needs, I need someone with excellent communication skills who understands my autism so that we can use strategies to help me say the right words.
ScheduleI would like someone to help me on Monday, Tuesday all day and again on Thursday from 3 pm and Friday from 3 pm. Weekends are also a possibility as I would like some assistance to go to the movies or dancing in the evening. There is also scope to do more hours with me when I have holidays from work, when I have a full week free. I could also do any weekday evening for going out, not only weekends.
Personal InterestsMy favourite things to do are the cinema, dancing, live music and theatre. I enjoy sharing a meal and coffee with people and going walking. My least favourite thing is sport.