Personal Assistant Job reference 18584
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | Redcar, North Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Darlington Association on Disability on behalf of Direct Payment Employers |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: |
Summary
Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)
Description:
We are recruiting 2 Personal Assistants for my 10-year-old son. We would describe our big lad as, a very happy, funny, loving and cheeky young man. He is very head strong and likes his routine, he enjoys watching TV, playing on his phone and buying his favourite drink Pepsi Max, which he collects, not to drink! He can be volatile at times so requires PA’s that have had previous experience with complex special needs and autism. He loves to access the park, go for walks and enjoys seeing things on drives out.
Hours:
2 hours per week term time
4 hours per week school holidays
Ideally the hours would be on a Saturday morning.
Wage: £12.21 per hour
Mileage and expenses to be paid by the family.
Duties will include:
Initially supporting him at home to see how he works and what he likes to get up to
Getting out into the community
Walks to the park
Drives out
Personal care
Support on a Saturday morning at the football pitch whilst sister plays football and mum can watch
Applicants must be:
Patient
Understanding
Trustworthy
Loving
Personable
Car driver, with their own vehicle
Willing to undertake training
Willing to undertake guidance from parents
Desirable:
Previous training de-escalation
Previous experience with children with complex special needs
Previous experience with children with autism
All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced criminal records bureau check. For further information please contact the Direct Payment Support Service on 360524 and quote 10584
Description:
We are recruiting 2 Personal Assistants for my 10-year-old son. We would describe our big lad as, a very happy, funny, loving and cheeky young man. He is very head strong and likes his routine, he enjoys watching TV, playing on his phone and buying his favourite drink Pepsi Max, which he collects, not to drink! He can be volatile at times so requires PA’s that have had previous experience with complex special needs and autism. He loves to access the park, go for walks and enjoys seeing things on drives out.
Hours:
2 hours per week term time
4 hours per week school holidays
Ideally the hours would be on a Saturday morning.
Wage: £12.21 per hour
Mileage and expenses to be paid by the family.
Duties will include:
Initially supporting him at home to see how he works and what he likes to get up to
Getting out into the community
Walks to the park
Drives out
Personal care
Support on a Saturday morning at the football pitch whilst sister plays football and mum can watch
Applicants must be:
Patient
Understanding
Trustworthy
Loving
Personable
Car driver, with their own vehicle
Willing to undertake training
Willing to undertake guidance from parents
Desirable:
Previous training de-escalation
Previous experience with children with complex special needs
Previous experience with children with autism
All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced criminal records bureau check. For further information please contact the Direct Payment Support Service on 360524 and quote 10584