Personal Assistant - 10 Hours Per Week - Dunfermline (SDS/AW/323221)

Self Direct Support Options Fife; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support service in Scotland is seeking a personal assistant to engage with a 6-year-old girl with developmental delays during school holidays and after school. The ideal candidate should have a caring attitude, a good sense of humour, and the ability to assist with personal care. Experience with similar cases is preferred. Applicants must also provide an enhanced PVG check. Interested individuals should apply via CV submission to the specified email address or by post.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with developmental delays is preferred.
• Caring attitude and good sense of humour are essential.
• Must provide an enhanced PVG check.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care.
• Accompany to activities and social events.
• Engage in play and sensory activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Good sense of humour

Reliability

Flexibility

Experience with children with developmental delays

Job description

Role

We are looking for a personal assistant to help a 6 year old girl during school holidays and after school as a casual worker. She is a fun-loving individual who has been diagnosed with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome which means she has a developmental delay and is non-verbal. Although having the developmental age of a toddler she is full of beans and loves the park, nursery rhymes, cars and all things sensory.

We are looking for someone to engage her in play within the home initially as building trust and that a professional relationship is essential to her development. She is in nappies and will need assistance with personal care.

Applicants must have a caring attitude, a good sense of humour, be reliable with a positive and flexible approach to work. Having experience within this area would be of benefit.

This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) where you will be asked to provide a copy of your certificate to your new Employer, for their records.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Personal care
• Accompaniment to activities
• Social activity assistance
• Engage in play

We would ask that you write a small paragraph about yourself which will allow the family to gain a better idea of why you would like to have this post.

How to Apply

To apply for this post please submit a copy of your CV quoting the job reference number above by email [e-mail] or by post to SDS Options (Fife), DPHS Fife, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2AL

SDS Options Fife is advertising this vacancy on behalf of our client and are not the employer and cannot endorse any applicant and/or employer.