Personal Assistant Required – NW Edinburgh

PA Network Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

PA Network Scotland in NW Edinburgh is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a man with a spinal injury and his family at home and in the community. The role includes assistance with daily living, personal care, and a range of activities such as shopping and driving.

The post is up to 20 hours per week on a part-time basis with shifts including evenings and sleepovers. A full UK driving licence is essential, and PVG scheme membership is required or to be joined.

Qualifications

• Full clean driving licence (UK) is essential.
• Reliable, flexible and fluent in English.
• PVG scheme membership required or willing to join.
• Non-smoker and good physical fitness are prerequisites.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24×7 support to a man with a spinal injury and his family at home and in the community.
• Assist with all daily living activities and personal care, including moving and handling.
• Help with household tasks, shopping, driving, gardening and DIY as needed.

Skills

Driving licence (UK)

Moving & handling

Discretion

Reliability

Fluent English

Non-smoker

Education

PVG scheme membership

Job description

Personal Assistant Required – NW Edinburgh

To join a small team of PAs providing 24×7 support to a man with a spinal injury and his family within the family home and in the community.

He requires support with all aspects of daily living at home and with social and leisure activities. The position involves moving & handling and support with all aspects of personal care as appropriate, household tasks and assistance with shopping, driving, gardening, DIY, etc.

A full clean driving licence valid in the UK is essential and applicants must be reliable, flexible and fluent in both written and spoken English.

You should be friendly, approachable, discreet and trustworthy; a good sense of humour is desirable. Patience, reliability and good physical fitness are a prerequisite as you will be required to assist with moving and handling. Non-smoker required.

This post is up to 20 hours part-time, comprising either:-

• 1 x 14 hour evening + sleepover shift from 5.30pm – 7.30am (waking sleep-over 11pm – 6am); OR

Working days will be negotiable, will include some weekends and will be assigned on a monthly rota. Additional hours may be available, mainly to cover annual leave and sickness . Holiday pay entitlement based on hours worked.

The rate of pay is:-

• £14.25 per hour weekdays;
• £15.25 per hour weekends and;
• £12.71 per hour for sleep-over.

Candidates should preferably be experienced. You must be a member of the protecting vulnerable groups (PVG) scheme or willing to join. Employer will reimburse this cost.

Immediate start following successful interview.