Personal Assistant for Claire, Billy, George, Harry & James

ENABLE Scotland; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A social care charity in Dunoon seeks Personal Assistants to make a positive impact on lives by providing daily living support. You will assist individuals with personal care, activities, and social interaction. No prior experience is needed. This rewarding role involves working various shifts, including nights, in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• No prior experience in care is required; recruit based on values and transferable skills.
• Willingness to work across shifts as needed including nights and to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support with daily living tasks as required.
• Support individuals to participate in activities, socialise, and maintain their routines.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure safety, wellbeing and achievement of goals.

Skills

Confident

Caring

Reliable

Job description

Overview

Dunoon

30 hours per week

Dayshift/Backshift/Overnight Support

£12.60 per hour

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

About Enable and the role

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. You will be supporting someone who requires help to achieve their goals and outcomes – whatever they may be.

Each person we support has different support requirements, so your role may include assisting with personal care, moving and handling or positive behavioural support while expanding social networks and connections. Enable creates a bespoke team around every individual we support, and our team of Personal Assistants work collaboratively to ensure safety, wellbeing and aspirations are met.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me.

The people we support have varied interests and aspirations. A career with Enable is rewarding and diverse. Personal Assistants at their best have the potential to bring out the best in the people we support.

About the tenants (Claire, Billy, George, Harry & James)

We are 5 housemates who live in a small supported living house. We are looking for personal assistants who can support us individually with daily living at home and to take part in our favourite activities. Tasks include personal care, housework, shopping and activities such as socialising and swimming. We have varying health needs and require support at home and to attend appointments. We are looking for confident, caring and reliable Personal Assistants to cover shifts on a rota basis, including early/backshift and overnight support duties, with occasional waking night shifts.

Will you bring your best so that we can live our best life?

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support with daily living tasks as required.
• Assist with moving and handling and support positive behavioural approaches where needed.
• Support individuals to participate in activities, socialise, and maintain their routines.
• Assist with housework, shopping, appointments, and attending activities outside the home.
• Work on a rota basis to cover early, backshift, overnight, and occasional waking night shifts.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure safety, wellbeing and achievement of goals.

Qualifications and requirements

• No prior experience in care is required; Enable recruits based on values and transferable skills.
• Confident, caring, reliable and committed to supporting individuals to live their best life.
• Willingness to work across shifts as needed (including nights) and to undertake training as required.