Personal Assistants (Multiple Vacancies) and Variable Hours (SDS/LM/270708)

Self Direct Support Options Fife; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local support provider in Dunfermline seeks personal assistants to assist a 25-year-old male client with disabilities. Support includes cooking, cleaning, personal care, and medication delivery. Applicants should possess a caring attitude and strong reliability. Drivers are preferred for client outings. Enhanced PVG check required.

Qualifications

• Experience with moving and handling training with hoist is beneficial.
• Epilepsy training can be provided later.
• Drivers with clean licenses required.

Responsibilities

• Accompanying client to local activities.
• Performing housework duties.
• Cooking for the client.
• Providing personal care.
• Delivering medication.

Skills

Caring attitude

Good sense of humour

Reliability

Positive approach

Job description

We are looking for a team of personal assistants to assist a 25-year-old male who uses a wheelchair. The client also has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. The successful client will receive specialised training to support the clients’ needs also.

As part of this role, a successful applicant will be cooking, cleaning, supporting with personal care, delivering medication and other tasks to support the client.

To begin with, one of the key parts of this role will be taking the client out and about. Currently, there are no set times or days to do this, but the client will give 2 or 3 days’ notice. These trips out and about will be to activities and places locally at first, but as the team grows, this could be for caravan trips and other getaways.

When the full team is in place, a proper schedule will be in place. This will extend to provide support in the clients’ home also.

Applicants must have a caring attitude, have a good sense of humour, be reliable with a positive and flexible approach to work. Having experience with moving and handling training with hoist and epilepsy training would be beneficial, although successful applicants can be trained in this at a later date.

Drivers with clean licenses only please, as the client has a mobility vehicle that will be used for trips.

This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups).

Duties & Responsibilities

• Accompanying to local activities
• Housework
• Cooking
• Personal Care
• Medication delivery

To apply for this post, please submit a copy of your CV quoting the job reference number by email to [e-mail] or by post to SDS Options (Fife), DPHS Fife, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2AQ.