Personal Assistant DP8445

Personal Assistant

Ref: DP8445

Location: Crawley

Details
This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:
employed

Hours per week:
Two days per week (preferably Tuesday and Wednesdays) = 6 hours 1 day = 7 hours (Friday)

Hourly pay rate:
TBC

We are seeking a calm, patient, and compassionate Personal Assistant to support a young individual with autism and mental health needs, including anxiety, special needs, occasional panic attacks, and some obsessive behaviours.

The ideal candidate will have a gentle, encouraging approach and be comfortable providing emotional support in a relaxed, home-based environment.

This role involves engaging in simple, structured activities such as playing Monopoly, card games/board games, or baking, while creating a safe and reassuring space where the individual feels understood and at ease.

Flexibility is key, as the person responds best to someone who can go with the flow, follow his cues, and offer support in a relaxed, grounded manner.

Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- He has an allergy to pet fur so be careful of that
- He has food allergies/intolerances but he will let you know what they are during cooking/baking

Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
- Hygienic, tidy and well organised
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Happy to work in a smoking environment

Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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