Personal Assistant for Jim and Jayne - 451780

Enable; Oban; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-respected charity in Oban is seeking Personal Assistants to support individuals with learning disabilities. This role provides the opportunity to make a positive impact on lives while working flexible hours (15-30 hours per week). No previous care experience is required, as the focus is on values and transferable skills. The ideal candidates will assist with personal care, engage the individuals in their interests, and help foster social connections. A rewarding career awaits with extensive training and staff benefits.

Benefits

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• No prior experience in care needed, values and transferable skills are essential.
• Ability to support individuals with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to engage with diverse interests and hobbies of the people supported.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with personal care and daily living skills.
• Support social interactions and community involvement.
• Engage in activities tailored to individual interests.

Skills

Commitment

Dedication

Transferable skills

Job description

About The Role

Oban

15 - 30 hours per week

£12.82 per hour

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 inYouBrings Out the Best inMe

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 two of the people we support - Jim and Jayne:

Jim lives in his own home and enjoys going out to planned activities - he enjoys playing pool, gardening group, walking group and day trips away.

Jim enjoys listening to music and is very knowledgeable on this subject along with films and football - past and present.

Jim's hours are daily and dependant on the activity.

Jayne is a young lady who lives in her own home and is supported with daily living home skills and cooking. Jayne enjoys going out socialising, going for coffee, day trips and going to the cinema.

Jayne enjoys going to the gardening group and caring for animals. Jayne also enjoys music and going for good walks.

Jayne's hours are daily and dependant on the activity

Will you bring your best so that Jim and Jayne can live their best life?

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support Jim or Jayne 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!

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