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ENABLE Scotland; Town of Barrhead; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Enable Scotland is seeking Personal Assistants to support people with learning disabilities in daily living, personal care, and social activities. The role involves collaborating with a bespoke team to ensure safety, wellbeing and achievement of individual goals.

Training will cover autism awareness, moving and handling, first aid, and safeguarding. You will work a shift pattern and support a person-centred approach in the home and community setting.

Qualifications

• Training in person-centred planning and autism awareness.
• Mandatory safeguarding and adult protection knowledge.
• Basic moving and handling techniques and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living tasks and personal care.
• Encourage social activities and community participation.
• Promote safety and well-being through positive behaviour support.

Skills

Empathy & communication

Education

Person Centred approaches

Introduction to autism

Epilepsy awareness

Moving and Handling

Adult protection

First Aid

Tools

First Aid training

Job description

SHIFT PATTERN- 10AM TO 3PM (INCLUDING OVERNIGHT SUPPORT)

DRIVER - AUTOMATIC CAR

Are you interested in working for an award winning social care charity?

Personal Assistants (Support Workers) have the most important role within Enable by making a positive difference every day to the lives of the people we support. No two days are the same for our Personal Assistants but what we can guarantee is that you will be supporting someone with a learning disability to achieve their goals and outcomes – whatever they may be!

Each person we support has different support needs, so your role as Support Worker may include assisting them with various aspects of personal care, moving and handling or positive behavioural support whilst expanding their social networks and connections.

Enable creates a bespoke team around every individual we support, and our team of Personal Assistants work collaboratively to ensure the safety, wellbeing and aspirations of the people we support are met.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

The people we support have many varied interests and hobbies and have many of the same dreams and aspirations as we do; they just too often do not get the opportunity to experience these same opportunities. A career with Enable is as rewarding as it is diverse, Personal Assistants at their best have the potential to truly bring out the best in the people we support.

Let us introduce you to Ben:

Ben lives in his own home and receives support with most aspects of daily living. Ben is very active and loves being out going for nature walks where he splashes in puddles and enjoys the ever-changing landscape. Ben also enjoys trampolining, going to the gym and going cycling.

A typical day could be supporting Ben with personal tasks within his home, maintaining his house and garden, going for a walk in the countryside or going for a leisurely drive.

Ben also loves to spend time with his family who he is very close to.

For Ben, structure and routine is important - it would be beneficial if you have an understanding of Autism. Ben likes his team to be calm and it's preferable that they enjoy the same activities that he does. He also likes people around him who have a good sense of humour.

Ben is non-verbal and relies on visual aids to communicate his needs and wishes.

It's not always possible for Ben to enjoy what many people would consider ‘simple pleasures’ without proper, dedicated support.

About Us

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

We believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*
• Blue Light Card

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

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