Junior Personal Assistant & Accessibility Companion

Sorensen Staffing•New York, NY

21d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a highly personal, unusually varied role for someone who genuinely enjoys being useful. Our wonderful client is a busy Manhattan-based attorney, wife, and mother of two boys, ages 10 and 6. She has used a power wheelchair throughout her life and is looking for a warm, capable, and grounded person to support her through the rhythm of her weekends while also becoming a comfortable presence within an active family household. The right person will understand that real support means paying attention, learning someone well, anticipating appropriately, and knowing when to step in and when to give space. There is an intimacy to the work—particularly the personal accessibility support—and rapport matters enormously. The goal is to provide very personal assistance without making it feel clinical; to help with the children without needing to become their nanny; to notice what needs doing around the home without waiting to be asked; and to move comfortably between accessibility support, family life, practical tasks, and the occasional PA project. This could be a great opportunity for someone with a natural service instinct, strong common sense, positive energy, and a desire for work that feels tangible and worthwhile. You may come from personal assisting, caregiving, hospitality, childcare, family assisting, or another service-oriented background. You may also have arrived here by a less traditional route. Previous professional caregiving experience is not necessarily the deciding factor; comfort, maturity, character, and willingness to learn are. The family is looking for someone who can become part of the weekend flow without becoming the center of it: someone pleasant to have around for long stretches of time, genuinely helpful, discreet, emotionally intelligent, and able to shift gears without drama while maintaining excellent professional boundaries. For the right person, there is real satisfaction in this job. It is a role for someone who recognizes that being of service is a skill in itself—and takes genuine pride in doing it exceptionally well.

Requirements

Current/valid driver's license and clean driving record required.
Comfortable with the personal nature of accessibility assistance.
Not squeamish, overly self-conscious, or inclined to treat physical assistance as awkward.
Willingness to learn routines and become comfortable with physical aspects of assistance.
Ability to provide help matter-of-factly and respectfully.
Comfortable moving between supporting the principal and helping the household function.
Ability to engage children while encouraging age-appropriate independence.
Comfortable in a kitchen and able to prepare simple meals.
Organized and resourceful.
Reliable.
Discreet.
Energetic.
Ability to maintain excellent professional boundaries.
Willingness to learn.
Maturity and character.

Nice To Haves

Previous professional caregiving experience is not necessarily the deciding factor.
Experience as a personal assistant, family assistant, caregiver, nanny, hospitality professional, household assistant, companion, or in another high-touch service position.
Relevant experience gained outside of formal employment.
Someone who genuinely enjoys creative activities with children.
Formal nanny credentials are not required.
Someone who enjoys creating order, figuring things out, and closing loops.
A sense of humor.
Ability not to take oneself too seriously.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on accessibility assistance with activities of daily living, including morning routines, showering, dressing, grooming, transfers, positioning, and practical physical assistance.
Assist with preparing clothing, belongings, mobility-related items, and anything needed for the day.
Help navigate outings, appointments, restaurants, family activities, and travel.
Drive when needed, including rental cars while traveling.
Help make the practical logistics of the day easier and more seamless.
Support the household by spending time with the children, taking them to activities, engaging them at home, and preparing straightforward meals.
Assist with everyday reset tasks such as dishes, counters, tidying common areas, putting things away, and cleaning up after meals or activities.
Prepare good, straightforward food for the children and occasionally for the principal.
Run errands and make returns.
Order or pick up household and personal items.
Keep track of small to-dos.
Research straightforward purchases or services.
Help organize belongings for weekends away or travel.
Make simple reservations or arrangements.
Manage miscellaneous personal projects.
Keep useful information organized.
Help the principal stay one step ahead of practical details.
Accompany the principal on short professional travel trips.
Travel to and stay at the family's future Upstate getaway.