Job Opportunity: Self-Employed Personal Assistant

Key job details

Penzance

£16.82 per hour

5 hours per week

Monday 1.5 hours, Wednesday 1.5 hours and Friday 2 hours – times can be flexible

Driver with access to a vehicle is essential

Self-employed

Description

I am a 22-year-old transgender woman with autism and ADHD, and I am looking for a friendly, understanding Personal Assistant to support me with day-to-day living. My main interests are IT, music and cycling. The role involves encouraging and supporting me to get out of the house, helping me build and maintain daily routines, assisting with shopping, providing motivation and encouragement when needed, supporting me to access community activities, and helping with some household chores. No personal care is required, although occasional prompting may be helpful. I am looking for someone who is patient, reliable, non-judgemental and able to provide positive support to help me live as independently as possible.

Key responsibilities

General household support

Shopping and errands

Transport and support to access the community

No personal care is required currently but prompting is helpful

Essential requirements

Applicants must:

Be self-employed

Hold a full, clean UK driving licence

Have access to their own roadworthy vehicle

Hold a current Enhanced DBS

Have public liability insurance

Have a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) from HMRC

Terms:

This role requests a self-employed person to provide services directly to the client. You will be paid by them and not our organisation. 

Job Application

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