Personal Assistant in East Ayrshire - 494464

Enable; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Overnight shifts

Flexible part-time hours

Job summary

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities. We are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

A career with Enable is rewarding and diverse; Personal Assistants at their best bring out the best in the people we support while playing a crucial role in daily activities, social engagement and independence.

Qualifications

• No care experience required; values and transferable skills considered.
• Flexible, caring attitude and willingness to train.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities to achieve goals.
• Assist with personal care, moving and handling as needed.
• Help expand social networks and community participation.

Job description

About The Role

Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire

Part time contracts available

Various shift patterns, including overnight support

Driver preferred

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

Personal Assistants have the most important role withinEnableby 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 support worker role may include assisting them with various aspects of personal care, moving and handling or positive behavioural support whilst expanding their social networks and connections.

Enablecreates 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. So whatever your interests are; be it sewing, baking, having a cup of tea and chat to horse riding, swimming or hill-walking, we want to hear from you!

A career withEnableis as rewarding as it is diverse, Personal Assistants at theirbest have the potential to truly bring out the best in the people we support.

About You

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 processis 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