Personal Assistant for Jake in Kilwinning

Enable; Scotland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Personal Assistant in Scotland and make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. No prior experience is necessary; what matters most are your values and dedication to helping others. Enjoy a rewarding career with development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• No prior experience in care required; values and transferable skills prioritized.
• Must be a driver with own car to assist individuals in rural areas.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities to achieve their personal goals.
• Assist with personal care, social integration, and daily living needs.

Skills

Commitment

Dedication

Compassion

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Shift times are 8am - 8am, including overnight support

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 Jake:

Jake is a fun loving young man who enjoys a full and exciting life in North Ayrshire. Jake wakes up every day with a smile on his face, he likes to take his dog for a walk, go swimming or be in the local coffee shop. Jake volunteers at the Parkrun at the weekends where he has lots of friends. He also works one afternoon a week at a local social enterprise. Jake enjoys bowling and also trying new things. Jake lives at home with Dad in a rural area and is looking to get his own tenancy soon. Jake requires support with all aspects of daily life, he has his own car which his wheelchair can fir into to make it easier for him to access his local community.

That is why Jake needs you! Will you bring your best so that Jake can live his best life?

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support Jake to get the most out of life; 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 transferrable 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!

Jake lives in a rural area not on a bus route so you will need to be a driver with your own car.

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.

*terms & conditions apply

If you would like further information about this role, or any other role in Ayrshire, please contact our Recruitment Consultant, Erin Dallas - [e-mail].