Personal Assistant - Kelvin Project

s1jobs; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

SVQ Health and Social Care funding

Job summary

Enable is seeking Personal Assistants to support individuals with learning disabilities in Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. The role involves night shifts, 36 hours per week, and making a positive difference in the lives of the people we support.

No prior care experience is required; we value your values and transferrable skills and will provide extensive learning opportunities within an award-winning charity.

Qualifications

• No care experience required; values & transferrable skills matter.
• Ability to adapt communication style to individuals we support.
• Willingness to work in a night-shift pattern and be flexible.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to achieve personal goals and outcomes.
• Build successful relationships with the people we support and their family carers.
• Work as part of a team and on your own during night shifts.

Skills

Communication skills

Adaptable communication

Teamwork

Job description

Kirkintilloch, Glasgow

Night shift pattern

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

About The Role

Kirkintilloch, Glasgow

Full time contract available; 36 hours per week

Night shift pattern

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!

Hello, my name is W, I live in the Kelvin Project. I had a very tough journey getting to the UK, my family still live in my hometown and in danger to the ongoing war, I really miss them. Staff at Kelvin are supporting me to live independently, teaching me how to keep my personal space clean and tidy and help with managing money and buying food. They have also taught me how to cook some delicious meals, and my cultural needs are always respected. I currently attend the local school which I really enjoy, staff will support me to enrol for college when the time comes. Having supportive people around me is crucial. It's important that they understand my journey and offer non-judgmental support, with their help, I believe my future is looking very bright.

Are you ready to make a real difference to the people we support at Kelvin?

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 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.

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support individuals to get the most out of life and become an inclusive member of society;

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!

Successful Applicants Will Be Able To Demonstrate The Following

• The ability to adapt your communication style in order to develop successful and enjoyable relationships with the people we support.


• The commitment to work with individuals through their personal support plans to ensure people achieve their goals and outcomes and celebrate their successes.


• A positive and flexible outlook to your work, and be able to work on your own and as part of a team.

Every person we support has their own hobbies and interests, likes and dislikes, which is reflected in our person-centred recruitment processes. So, please give us as much detail about you to allow us to carry out our bespoke matching service.

About Us

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

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.

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.

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