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ENABLE Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; 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 seeking Personal Assistants (Support Workers) in Edinburgh to provide care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and additional needs. Two long days per week plus overnight shifts, starting at 9:30 am.

The role carries an hourly rate of £13.45 and requires a flexible approach to creating positive outcomes for the people we support. We offer a rewarding and diverse environment, with ongoing training and development opportunities, and a supportive team around

Qualifications

• Experience or training in person-centred support approaches.
• Awareness of autism, epilepsy and safeguarding concepts.
• Ability to assist with personal care and moving and handling; progressive support.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal tasks and daily living activities.
• Assist with household tasks and caring responsibilities.
• Support social activities and community access.

Tools

Person Centred approaches

Introduction to autism

Epilepsy awareness

Moving and Handling

Adult protection

Child protection

First Aid

Positive Behaviour Support

Job description

Shift Pattern - 9.30am start / 9.30am finish - Two long day's per week plus overnight support (paid hourly)

£13.45 per hour

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

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!

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.

Let us introduce you to David:

David loves being busy, experiencing new activities and meeting new people. He also loves music, has an eclectic taste and especially enjoys musical and attending live music gigs. He likes the cinema, and particularly enjoys his immediate neighbourhood of the Botanic Garden's, Inverleith Park and Stockbridge. His family are very important to him and will continue to be close to him.

David is a wheelchair user as a result of having cerebral palsy, however he has never let this hold him back and has travelled extensively including Africa, USA, Canada and Europe where he has enjoyed activities such as skiing and safari. David has a wheelchair adapted car which makes exploring his immediate area and further afield very convenient.

A typical week for David might include supporting him with personal tasks, helping to look after his Guinea Pigs, maintaining his house, days out at a wonderful creative arts organisation in central Edinburgh, a dance session at DanceBase in the Grassmarket, chilling at his apartment listening to music, socialising with friends and family, eating out and maybe attending a concert.

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

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.

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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