Personal Assistant - Mental Health

ENABLE Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Job summary

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic social care charity seeking Personal Assistants to support individuals with mental health needs. You will work 24 or 36 hours per week, including night or day shifts, and help people achieve their goals and maintain independence.

Roles involve assisting with personal care, moving and handling, and positive behavioural support, while building social connections. ENABLE Scotland provides training and a supportive environment, with a focus on safety, wellbeing and

Qualifications

• Motivated and driven individuals to join a social care charity.
• Willingness to support people with mental health needs and varying support requirements.
• Commitment to person-centred approaches and safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with personal care, moving and handling, and positive behavioural support.
• Support social engagement and expanding networks and connections.
• Work as part of a bespoke team to promote safety, wellbeing and aspirations.

Tools

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

Job description

Part Time - 24 hours or 36 hours / week nightshift or dayshift

Shift Pattern - 8pm - 8am or 8am - 8pm

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

Personal Assistants (Mental Health Support) 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.

Annandale Street offers accommodation to elderly adults experiencing mental health issues. It’s a ground floor residence, with a homely, domestic feel. Each of the bedrooms is personalised and has its own en suite toilet. There is also a sheltered communal courtyard area, shower rooms, and a separate bathroom.

Hello, my name is M and I live in the Annandale project.

I love listening to a lot of music and love to dance; I am young at heart and love nothing more than having a laugh and joke with staff. I enjoy going out to the local shops and buying my favourite chocolate bars and cans of juice. I like watching movies on TV.

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.

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