Personal Assistant to Founder and CEO

Respiris • La Crescenta - Montrose, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Founder and CEO of Respiris, Angel Cruzado, is seeking a Personal Assistant to help create stability and momentum in both his home and work life. Angel is currently undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer and has recently relocated. This role requires someone who can consistently show up, take direction, and help keep things running smoothly. It is a steady, ongoing hourly role that involves both visible and unglamorous work, with daily direction provided. The ideal candidate will be comfortable being guided and sees responsibility as a privilege. Respiris is a professional services company focused on supporting people and organizations through transitions, particularly those involving job loss, career change, and organizational disruption. While this role is not client-facing, it offers close exposure to building a mission-driven company, setting priorities, and translating values into daily decisions. Working directly with Angel provides insight into leadership under constraint, decision-making with finite time and energy, and the intersection of health, family, and responsibility. This is a paid hourly job, not an internship.

Requirements

• Be a college freshman, sophomore, or junior
• Be local to La Cañada Flintridge / Montrose
• Be available 10–18 hours per week consistently
• Be comfortable receiving daily direction and feedback
• Be willing to roll up your sleeves and do practical, hands-on work
• Be reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented
• Be emotionally mature, discreet, and trustworthy
• Be comfortable working in a home with someone undergoing cancer treatment
• Be tech-savvy and willing to learn
• Comfort using Google Docs / Google Drive
• Comfort using Slack
• Comfort using Microsoft Office
• Comfort using ChatGPT or similar AI tools

Nice To Haves

• Curious about HR, psychology, family law, or entrepreneurship
• Learns by doing
• Finds meaning in being useful
• Understands that showing up consistently matters

Responsibilities

• Continue organizing a recently relocated home
• Laundry, light cleaning, tidying, and resetting spaces
• Taking out trash and recycling
• Running local errands
• Receiving packages and handling simple returns
• Helping maintain a calm, functional environment
• Shredding, scanning, labeling, and filing documents
• Organizing medical, legal, and personal paperwork (physical + digital)
• Creating simple, repeatable systems for organization
• Printing, assembling, and mailing documents
• Assisting with appointment scheduling and reminders
• Helping plan days and weeks to reduce reactivity
• Tracking open items and follow-ups
• Organizing digital folders (Google Drive, PDFs, scanned files)
• Light document formatting or data entry
• Preparing materials for meetings or calls
• Acting as a second set of eyes to keep things moving
• Organizing notes, drafts, and materials for a book in progress
• Sorting handwritten notes, scanned pages, and digital files
• Creating folder structures for chapters and themes
• Assisting with light transcription or formatting
• Helping with small painting projects, hanging pictures, and light interior setup
• Working at a pace that respects treatment and low-energy days
• Handling physical or repetitive tasks to reduce strain
• Maintaining a calm, flexible, respectful presence
• Coordinate cross-functionally and provide updates to my Operations Manager
• Share progress, flag blockers, and align on daily and weekly priorities
• Over-communicate when unsure—nothing important should live only in your head

Benefits

• Paid weekly
• Compensation may continue through the end of the semester or June 2026, aligned with the role duration and/or mutual fit and quality of work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree