Personal Assistant for Children & Young People - Sessional

Enable; Stirling; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. As a Personal Assistant, you will engage with clients in various activities, from arts and crafts to outings, ensuring their needs and aspirations are met. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an inclusive society while developing your skills through extensive training programs. If you have a passion for helping others and a commitment to making a difference, this could be the most rewarding career path you embark on. Start your journey with a compassionate team that values your contributions and supports your growth.

Benefits

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt communication style for effective relationships.
• Commitment to support individuals in achieving their goals.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities in daily activities.
• Assist with personal care and social integration.

Skills

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Positive Outlook

Education

No specific educational requirement

Job description

Location: Cowie, Stenhousemuir, Bannockburn, FK5 3JR

Rate: £12.60 per hour

Contract Type: Supply/Casual/Relief

Position Type: Supply/Casual/Relief

About The Role

Cowie, Stenhousemuir & Bannockburn

Sessional Contracts Available

Drivers license required

Being part of our Children and Young People team, your day will be varied. This can include supporting someone to take part in their favourite activities such as swimming or attending soft play. It could also mean spending a day in the house doing arts and crafts or having a movie marathon.

Personal Assistants (Support Workers) have the most important role within ENABLE Scotland 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 support worker role 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.

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support individuals to get the most out of life and become an inclusive member of society; then please apply now!

ENABLE needs you and your values to help us create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

You don’t need experience in care to start your social care career with ENABLE. We recruit people based on their values and transferable skills. Wherever your journey has taken you up until now, join us, and together we will forge a new path in what could potentially be the most rewarding role you have ever had!

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• The ability to adapt your communication style in order to develop successful and enjoyable relationships with the people we support.
• The commitment to work with individuals through their personal support plans to ensure people achieve their goals and outcomes and celebrate their successes.
• A positive and flexible outlook to your work, and be able to work on your own and as part of a team.

If this is you, then please click the link to apply now. Every person we support has their own hobbies and interests, likes and dislikes, which is reflected in our person-centred recruitment processes. So, please give us as much detail about you to allow us to carry out our bespoke matching service.

About Us

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*

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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