Job Title: Personal Assistant / Mentor

Location: Horsham

Hourly rate: £15.00 per hour

Reference: MP7859

Hours/shifts: approx. 4 hours per week, early Evenings

Summary

I am looking for a PA/ mentor for my 11-year-old son. The role would include a mixture of things inside and outside the home, such as interacting and chatting with my son about his special interests (currently Doctor Who, animals, space, and Harry Potter), engaging in projects in the home together, playing games, such as chess, swimming at the local leisure pool, attending weekly Scouts sessions with him as his one to one, walks in the local woods and all things muddy!

Other Requirements

• Must be comfortable with pets

• Non-smoker preferred or someone who is willing to refrain from smoking during work hours.

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Domestic:

Helping take care of his pet dog, geckos and stick insects.

Any other reasonable tasks

Social:

Engaging in conversations with my son about his special interests (currently Doctor Who) as he requires constant engagement from someone to regulate his nervous system

Playing games with my son (chess is a firm favourite)

Helping him develop his special interests in activities at home (currently making videos and filming short drama bursts related to Doctor Who)

Taking him out to the local park/woods with his pet dog

Taking him to swimming and playing with him (usually Tag) in the pool

Going to Scouts with him and helping him engage in activities with others or playing games with him in the quiet room when he is unable to join in (when too many people are speaking at once or there is a lot of waiting for a turn etc).

Any other reasonable task

Person specification

The successful applicant will be

Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good time-keeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills

Honest and cheerful

Creative

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety

Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives