Personal Assistant Needed for a Lovely 6- Year-Old Boy
Ref: LR8512
Location: Crawley
This role is to support a Child
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status: employed
Hours per week: 4 hours per week, with flexibility (e.g., 8 hours every other week). Days and times to be mutually agreed.
Hourly pay rate: £12.80
Are you patient, kind, and enthusiastic about working with children? I am
looking for someone to support my shy and easily overwhelmed 6-year-old son,
helping him to explore and enjoy the world around him.
Your role will involve taking my son out and engaging him in activities he
enjoys, such as soft play, sports, or creative sessions. He loves LEGO,
drawing, and working with clay. You will create a calm and supportive
environment where he can thrive and feel safe, while also encouraging social
interactions with a small number of other children to help build his confidence
and social skills.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact in a child’s life. If this
sounds like the role for you, please apply.
Duties include:
Other relevant duties as required
Transportation
Companionship
Bathroom assistance
Although toilet trained may require assistance and prompting to wash hands etc.
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
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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