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Personal Assistant

Company: Penderels Trust Salary: from £13.10 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Bulkington Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 23 Sept 2026 Closing date: 23 Oct 2026

Summary

Would you like the opportunity to support a friendly, affectionate, and happy young man with autism?

He enjoys anime, exploring his surroundings, and engaging with the world around him, and requires support to help keep him safe while doing so. He is creative, curious, and enjoys meeting new people and trying new experiences. With a calm and gentle nature, he is continually developing new skills and growing in confidence every day.

There is some flexibility around the hours if required. During school holiday periods, the hours will need to be worked on a weekday.

The successful candidate must have experience supporting individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN), hold a full driving licence, have access to a car, and be insured for Class 1 business use.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning
• Mental Health

The employer's hobbies and interests

• Anime
• Art

Other relevant information

Dairy and Soya. one friendly cat.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

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