I am considering an offer to help care for an adult with autism for a local family.
This will be a paid, part-time position working approx 15 hours a week.
The family has asked that I work on a self-employed basis.
While I have worked on a voluntary basis with children and adults with learning difficulties on a voluntary basis for many years, I am not a 'professional' carer, in that I have no qualifications in the field. The family is aware of this.
The care involved will be largely activity-based (sports and games, art, reading, cooking, shopping, learning ABA, socialising, transport to activities) and there is no specific need for personal care or medication.
I wondered if:
1
there might be an off-the-peg carer's contract I could use
2
whether insurance might be necessary and, if so, whether I would need to provide that insurance or the employer?
Many thanks 
