Job Title: Self-Employed Personal Assistant

Location: Bognor Regis

Hourly rate: £18 + Mileage expenses of 40p per mile

Reference: NDS7901

Hours/shifts: 6 hours per week, split between 1-2 days.

Summary

I am a 24-year-old autistic person with ADHD and Mental Health needs. I’m looking for a laid-back, empathetic Personal Assistant. I want support with building independence around household tasks, life skills, and social activities outside the home.

I would like a personal assistant who I can talk to about my interests. I like indie video games, music, fantasy fiction, and watching YouTube and Netflix. I would like someone who has creative interests.

Tasks I want support with include: cleaning, sorting, and organising my space, planning journeys to new places, gardening, body doubling to keep me focused on my creative writing, and meal preparation. I also want to go for walks and have conversations.

I would prefer if you understand Autism and ADHD, and have interacted with Autistic people before. You also need to be respectful and understanding of my experiences with psychosis.

The role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Careful consideration will be given to applicants who can show the vaccination is not suitable for them on reasonable grounds.

Other Requirements

• Willingness to mask with a well-fitted FFP2 or higher in our home

Be happy to take lateral flow tests prior to coming to work

• Must be comfortable with cats

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

• Registered as self employed

• Must have a UK driving licence

• Must have access to own vehicle

• Other :

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

Successful applicants will required to prove self employed status and undergo self-employment checks

Description

Typical duties

Domestic -

Support, encourage and prompt me to, instilling confidence to:

Laundry: Washing, drying, folding and putting away

Changing bed linen/ bed making

General cleaning, tidying, and sorting. Including Vacuuming.

Occasional gardening tasks

Occasional minor household maintenance e.g. Changing light bulbs

Preparing and cooking meals, snacks, drinks and finding new recipes

Occasional form filling and replies to emails if required.

Personal Care:

Encourage and prompt me to take medication

Social:

Planning journeys to new places and doing practice journeys on public transport to help me feel comfortable, so that I can access these on my own.

Help me find new activities, events in the local area.

Drive me in your car to activities or events if required.

Other Tasks:

Using short clear instructions without being patronising.

Making recipes more accessible for me by breaking down into steps.

Helping with me cleaning tasks by showing me the best order to do things.

Helping me to adapt tasks to make them easier and more accessible for me to complete.

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Explain things in a clear and simple way

Patient, empathetic, and be a great listener

At ease with silence as well as conversation

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good timekeeping

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Hygienic, tidy and well organised

Able to speak and read English fluently and clearly

Ability to support with admin tasks

Ability to take initiative

Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

Experience with mental health and psychosis is desirable

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