Personal Assistant for Lisa in Inverclyde

ENABLE Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

ENABLE Scotland is seeking compassionate Personal Assistants to support Lisa in Inverclyde. You will help with daily living, personal care when required, moving and handling, and enabling Lisa to enjoy her days out and social activities.

To succeed you should be patient, possess excellent communication skills, and build a consistent, trusting relationship with Lisa. A valid driving license is required for days out using a personal vehicle.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and reliable support staff required.
• Patient and caring approach essential for Lisa.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Lisa with personal care and daily activities.
• Support Lisa to engage in social activities and outings.
• Maintain routine to support wellbeing and stability.
• Communicate clearly and build a trusting relationship with Lisa.
• Coordinate transport for days out when needed.

Skills

Compassionate and reliable

Patience

Strong communication skills

Ability to build trusting relationship

Driving licence

Job description

Personal Assistant for Lisa in Inverclyde

11 Hours per week - Monday to Friday and occasional weekends

Driver required

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 who requires support to achieve their goals and outcomes – whatever they may be!

Each person we support has different support requirements, 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 Lisa:

We are looking for compassionate and reliable support staff to assist Lisa who lives at home with her family. Lisa has autism and is a fun, witty individual who enjoys engaging with those around her and sharing her great sense of humour. To provide the best support, we are seeking individuals who are patient, have strong communication skills, and can build a consistent, trusting relationship with her. Reliability is essential, as maintaining routine and stability is important in supporting her wellbeing and daily activities. Lisa would like a driver to drive her own personal vehicle to enjoy days out at the park and seeing local scenery.

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

About Us

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and other support requirements. 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
• Where required, Enable will fully fund SVQ Health and Social Care qualifications – required for SSSC registration

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.

The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

Shared Lives Carers are classed as self-employed and receive generous tax incentives

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service