Personal Assistant to Founder and CEO
About The Role
I'm a founder building a company while undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and I recently relocated to La Cañada Flintridge. While I've made progress getting settled, my home and work systems are still being organized, and my energy is more limited than it used to be. Cancer is gnarly. There's no pretending otherwise. But if there is a will, there is a way and I fully believe I will beat cancer. This role exists to help create stability and momentum: organization, follow-through, and calm. I move slower right now, but the work still needs to move forward. I'm looking for someone who can show up consistently, take direction, and help keep things running - - both at home and across my work as a founder.
- This is not a task-by-task gig. I could hire help ad hoc, but I'm intentionally looking for someone who wants a steady, ongoing hourly role, is willing to roll up their sleeves, and understands that real support includes both visible and unglamorous work.
- You will receive daily direction and priorities when you arrive.
About Respiris
Respiris is a professional services company focused on supporting people and organizations through transitions, especially moments involving job loss, career change, and organizational disruption. The company sits at the intersection of: Human Resources and People Operations, Psychology, behavior, and identity, Employment risk, dignity, and care systems, Structure, accountability, and execution. Respiris works with companies to support employees with empathy and rigor, and with individuals navigating uncertainty about what comes next. The core belief is simple: how people are treated during transitions matters.
Core Responsibilities
- Household & Daily Support
- Continue organizing a recently relocated home
- Laundry, light cleaning, tidying, and resetting spaces
- Taking out trash and recycling
- Running local errands
- Helping maintain a calm, functional environment
- Administrative & Organizational Support
- 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
- Scheduling & Coordination
- Aiding with appointment scheduling and reminders
- Helping plan days and weeks to reduce reactivity
- Tracking open items and follow-ups
- Founder & Work-From-Home Support
- 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
- Creative, Home Setup & Book Support
- 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
- Aiding with light transcription or formatting
- Helping with small painting projects, hanging pictures, and light interior setup
- Health-Aware Support
- Working at a pace that respects treatment and low-energy days
- Maintaining a calm, flexible, respectful presence
- Reporting & Coordination
- 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
- A brief introduction
- Your current year in school
- Your availability
- Why this role feels like a fit
- Location: La Cañada Flintridge / Montrose (IN-PERSON)
- Schedule: Flexible weekdays - Approximately 10-20 hours per week
- Compensation: $18-25/hour
- Duration: Through the end of the semester or June 2026 (potentially longer)
- Start: Immediate
- You must be a college freshman, sophomore, or junior
- You must be local to La Cañada Flintridge / Montrose
- You must be available 10-18 hours per week consistently
- You must be comfortable receiving daily direction and feedback
- You must be willing to roll up your sleeves and do practical, hands-on work
- You must be reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented
- You must be emotionally mature, discreet, and trustworthy
- You must be comfortable working in a home with someone undergoing cancer treatment
- You should be tech-savvy and willing to learn, with comfort using: Google Docs / Google Drive, Slack, Microsoft Office, ChatGPT or similar AI tools
- Wants to grow personally and professionally
- Is curious about HR, psychology, family law, or entrepreneurship
- Learns by doing
- Finds meaning in being useful
- Understands that showing up consistently matters
- Compensation: $18-25 per hour, based on availability and experience
- 10-20 hours per week
- 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
How to Apply
Please send:
This need is immediate. Reliability, effort, and mindset matter more than a polished résumé. Learn More Angel Cruzado - Professional: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelcruzado
Angel Cruzado: - Personal: https://www.instagram.com/angel.cruzado
Respiris: https://www.respiris.com
This role is for someone who believes that showing up, doing the work, and caring deeply still matters, even when things are hard. If there's a will, there's a way.
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Who This Role Is For
This role is ideal for someone who: