Companion Care For Fun Yo With Autism

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Wilmington, DEPart-timePosted Jun 28, 2026

19–29 an hour

Behavioral Health Market Context

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Benefits

Hourly rate: $19.00 - $29.00/hour

Job Description

About the Job
Family:
Kind, educated parents looking for autism-aware care for highly verbal 19-year-old son in Wilmington. We value sitting at meals together, getting outside into nature, and not swearing.

Candidate:
Ideally a special ed teacher or para looking to earn extra money.
-no public transportation, must have reliable car
non-smoker, comfortable with pets (one dog & cat) and has autism experience.
• Job could grow in near future to more hours, nights/weekends for respite. Job has potential for live-in care in a few years*

Son:
Interests: music, vehicles, Legos.
Intellectually similar to a 7-year-old.
Attention seeking behavior = tossing food on the floor from pantry & refrigerator.
Likes people but is often anxious & struggles to leave house or car.
Scared of fireworks, motorcycles other loud unpredictable sounds.

Job basics

How often: Part time

Hourly rate: $19.00 - $29.00/hour

Who we're looking for
• Has attended college
• Has own transportation

Who you'll care for

Job schedule
• Tue: 6-9am, 9-12pm
• Wed: 6-9am, 9-12pm
• Thu: 6-9am, 9-12pm

Qualifications

  • Ideally a special ed teacher or para looking to earn extra money
  • no public transportation, must have reliable car
  • non-smoker, comfortable with pets (one dog & cat) and has autism experience
  • Intellectually similar to a 7-year-old
  • Attention seeking behavior = tossing food on the floor from pantry & refrigerator
  • Likes people but is often anxious & struggles to leave house or car
  • Scared of fireworks, motorcycles other loud unpredictable sounds
  • Has attended college
  • Has own transportation


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