Personal Assistant for adult P/T@ £12.60/hr in LS12 - 8 hours per week - LEEDS - LS12

Audhd adult with a dynamic disability seeking a compassionate, reliable, and neurodivergent-aware Personal Assistant to provide 1:1 practical and emotional support. Car driver with own vehicle preferred. I have a dog and 3 cats so PA must be comfortable around animals. 8 hour allocation for support per week and some flexibility around days and times to be discussed. 

Main Duties

 • Support to get out to appointments, shops, or community activities such as gardening groups
 • Emotional regulation support during periods of overwhelm or anxiety
 • Sensory support (help with navigating or managing sensory environments as I have misophonia/ cptsd)
• Executive functioning support (planning, organising, prompting, prioritising tasks)
• Advocacy or liaison with services or professionals as appropriate

Essential

 • Calm, patient, and emotionally resilient
 • Reliable, trustworthy, and organised
 • Good communicator & friendly
 • Comfortable working flexibly around fluctuating needs
 • Respectful of boundaries, confidentiality, and autonomy
 • Willing to learn and adapt to my specific needs
 • Non-judgmental approach to neurodiversity, mental health, and trauma

Desirable Experience (but not essential)

 • Background in mental health, care work, or support work, familiar with dynamic disability/ energy management (fibromyalgia/ chronic fatigue)
 • First aid or basic mental health training

Other Information
Interests include; allotment & community gardening, nature, horror films, music, crafts.