Personal Assistant in Burntisland

Enable; Burntisland; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Enable Burntisland is recruiting Personal Assistants to support Emma, a young woman with epilepsy who is non-verbal and lives at home with 24/7 support. No previous care experience is required as full training will be provided, including epilepsy care and PEG feeding.

Roles include personal care, moving and handling, PEG feeding, and helping Emma stay independent and engaged within a supportive team. Shift patterns include 20 or 30 hours per week with night shifts.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; full training provided, including epilepsy care and PEG feeding.

Responsibilities

• Assist Emma with personal care and daily living activities.
• Support moving and handling as required.
• Provide PEG feeding support as part of care tasks.
• Promote Emma's independence and social engagement, within a supportive team.

Skills

Kindness/compassion

Reliability

Team player

Willingness to learn

Job description

Burntisland

20 & 30 hours per week

Wakened Night Shifts

£13.45 / hour for weekday shifts or £17.93 / hour for weekend shifts

Emma is a young woman with epilepsy, living in her own home with 24/7 support from two PAs. She is non-verbal and has limited ways to express herself, but her fun, gentle nature shines through with a cheeky smile and a twinkle in her eye. We're looking for people who are kind, caring, and reliable, with a positive attitude and a willingness to work as part of a team. You don’t need any previous experience—what’s most important is that you have the right qualities to support Emma. Full training will be provided, including epilepsy care and PEG feeding.

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 besthave the potential to truly bring out the bestin the people we support.

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support Emma to get the most out of life; then Enable needs you and your values to help us create an equal society for every person we support. 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!