Personal assistant - Accrington area - LILS/EM/LM at Lancashire Independent Living Service

Job Title: Personal Assistant (Support Worker)
Agency: Lancashire Independent Living Service
Location: Accrington, Lancashire
Salary/Rate: £12.21 per hour

Hours:

• 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 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 and understanding of autism, learning disability, and phobias
• Kind, patient, and creative
• Ability 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 (option 1), quoting reference number - LILS/EM/LM.

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online for this job.