Personal Assistant

Penderels Trust; Southam CP; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Penderels Trust in Southam is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a neurodiverse teenage boy. The role focuses on daily life, expanding horizons, and giving his parents downtime, with initial emphasis on building trust and a happy relationship before moving to life-skills support such as shopping or cooking.

This part-time, on-site position offers flexibility, an opportunity to join a Disability Confident employer, and the chance to help the young person participate in activities like

Qualifications

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• Be able to work on own initiative.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employer’s needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Have a lively personality.

Job description

Personal Assistant

Are you a caring individual? Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives? We are looking for a PA/buddy for a neurodiverse teenage boy. The role is to support the young person in daily life, broaden his horizons and allow the parents some down time. Initially you would need to build a trusting and happy relationship with the young person before being able to move on to helping improve his life skills (be that shopping or cooking for example). Ideally we would love to see him give direction to his talents by maybe joining a running club or some other form of movement-based activity. The ideal candidate for this role would need to be physically fit, be a positive role model and able to support the young person’s mental and emotional well being.

Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.Be able to work on own initiative.Be patient, supportive and caring.Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employer’s needs on a daily basis.Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.Have a lively personality.

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Company: Penderels Trust Salary: from £14.10 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Southam Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 3 Nov 2026 Closing date: 3 Dec 2026

Summary

Are you a caring individual? Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives? We are looking for a PA/buddy for a neurodiverse teenage boy. The role is to support the young person in daily life, broaden his horizons and allow the parents some down time. Initially you would need to build a trusting and happy relationship with the young person before being able to move on to helping improve his life skills (be that shopping or cooking for example). Ideally we would love to see him give direction to his talents by maybe joining a running club or some other form of movement-based activity. The ideal candidate for this role would need to be physically fit, be a positive role model and able to support the young person’s mental and emotional well being.

Essential requirements

Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.Be able to work on own initiative.Be patient, supportive and caring.Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employer’s needs on a daily basis.Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.Have a lively personality.

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.