Personal Assistant in Helensburgh

ENABLE Scotland; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

ENABLE Scotland in Helensburgh is seeking a Personal Assistant (Support Worker) to provide one-to-one care and support for Nicole. The role involves assisting with personal care, daily living activities, and helping Nicole participate in her community, while following her individual plan.

No previous care experience is required; the team values your dedication, patience, and ability to engage Nicole in meaningful activities to help her live her best life.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; values and transferrable skills considered.
• Willingness to support Nicole with personal care and daily activities.
• Ability to engage with Nicole through activities and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist Nicole with personal care and daily routines.
• Support Nicole in social activities and community outings.
• Follow Nicole's plans to ensure safety, wellbeing and consistency.

Skills

Personal care

Moving and handling

Communication

Job description

Helensburgh

30 hours / week

Shift Pattern 10am to 10pm with overnight supports. 10am finish

£13.45 / hour

Female Support only

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

Personal Assistants (Support Workers) have the most important role within Enableby 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 withEnable is as rewarding as it is diverse, Personal Assistants at their besthave the potential to truly bring out the bestin the people we support.

Let us introduceyou to Nicole

Nicole is a young woman who lives in her own tenancy where she receives one to one support. She loves likes to keep her home clean and tidy and can do most of this herself. Nicole requires prompts with her personal care

Nicole loves music and knows the words and actions to most songs. She loves dancing and excercise classes on her projector and she loves movies, especially Disney movies. Nicole enjoys arts and crafts as well as assisting with her meal preparations.

She is very caring and loves chatting, listening and playing games.

Nicole needs her team to be patient, routine focused and to follow her plans as this allows Nicole to enjoy her home and activities.

Nicole is looking to open up new opportunities for herself to begin going out and about in her community as she is not always able to do this and needs a Personal Assistant who can assist her to build confidence and open up the new things with her.

Nicole can communicate verbally and also uses PECS to assist with planning her day and activities.

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

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