Our client is a 29-year-old man who has recently moved into his own cottage on his Father’s estate and close to his Grandmother in a charming rural village location. His Mother is also local and both parents and Grandmother are incredibly supportive.
Our client is autistic (diagnosed 8 years ago) and has learning difficulties. The family are seeking a Companion and Driver to engage with him with interesting things to do to help build up his confidence and provide some structure each day.
This will be an extremely rewarding role for the right candidate. You will need to be calm, patient and cheerful, have experience of working with autism/learning difficulties or a good understanding of these conditions. We require someone who will work to gain a connection with our client, be proactive and suggest things to do with the aim of establishing a weekly routine of activities/interests which he looks forward to. Our client needs prompting with most things and an easy approach works well.
You must be a good driver; a car will be available for any trips out. We require easy home cooking (from scratch) with some light housework and laundry in conjunction with the cleaner who attends twice a week.
Working hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm (two hour break daily)
Monday to Sunday once per month with Monday and Tuesday the following week as day’s off.
Accommodation: A good-sized bedroom and adjacent bathroom in the family home, a short walk away from the client's cottage on the estate.
Salary: A competitive salary is being offered with 28 days paid holiday and a pension.
A valid Enhanced DBS and recent checkable references are required. (AGY.)