Area: York

Personal Assistant (PA) Wanted – Join Arthur’s Adventure!

Location: South West York

Hours: To be agreed with the family (starting with 1–2 hours a week, with potential to grow)

Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour

 

We’re looking for a kind, patient and understanding Personal Assistant to support Arthur, a creative and witty 14-year-old living in South West York.

Arthur is Autistic with PDA characteristics and has ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), which means his food choices are limited. He sometimes finds walking difficult over longer distances, so he uses a wheelchair when out and about.

He currently learns through a mix of online education with a specialist provider and one weekly school session.

 

🌟 About the Role

At first, your role will be about hanging out with Arthur at home, getting to know him, and building a trusting relationship. Once you’ve got to know each other, your adventures may expand to short trips out.

Arthur’s world is filled with imagination, strategy, and creativity. Some of his favourite things include:

• 🎮 Gaming (Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox – he’s pretty versatile!)
• 🎲 Dungeons & Dragons and other Tabletop RPGs
• 🃏 Yu-Gi-Oh cards
• ✏️ Drawing and creating new characters for games

As your bond grows, you might also support Arthur with:

• Little outings like a café trip or short walk
• Joining him at his weekly RPG sessions
• Exploring new activities at his pace

 

👤 About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Patient, friendly, and reliable
• Calm and adaptable, with respect for Arthur’s autonomy – he likes to be treated as the young adult he is
• Interested in (or open to learning about) gaming, D&D, and all things RPG
• Comfortable supporting a young person with neurodivergent needs

Experience with Autism, PDA profiles, or ARFID is a bonus, but what really matters is your personality, empathy, and willingness to learn.

✨ If you’re someone who can meet Arthur on his level, share his passions, and help open up the world at his pace, we’d love to hear from you!

 

For more information, please see the Job Description

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour.

Area: York, North Yorkshire.

Shifts:

Tuesday: Evening Shift 18:00-20:00.

Wednesday: Day Shift 10:00-16:00.

Thursday: Day Shift 10:00-16:00.

Friday: Day Shift 10:00-16:00. Evening Shift 18:00-20:00.

 

The Role

The role would be suitable for anyone undertaking online courses or who has creative work e.g. writing that they wanted to get on with themselves while the client is able to manage and will only need to have support within easy reach.

You will provide personal support to a client who suffers from periodic complete paralysis, this role will include the need to aid with toilet needs during periods of paralysis. You will be a constant presence but also able to observe without intrusion on occasion, a good relationship and highly established trust with the client and his wife.

Due to periods of complete paralysis you will need to be fit and comfortable with some manual handling. Generally this is limited to repositioning limbs and ensuring comfort, not the lifting and handling of a whole person.

Provision of transport could be a part of the role, and the ability to drive would be considered beneficial, but not essential. The client has a vehicle on which you would be able to be insured to drive, but can no longer drive themselves.

A complete and up to date DBS check is required for this role.

 

The Process

A successful applicant will need to attend an interview as a first step and then if it seems likely that the applicant may be suitable for the role a probationary period will be required under the client, and his current Personal Assistant.

For further details please see the Job description

 

Closing date: This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.