Personal Assistant for Anna & David

Enable; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

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 with a learning disability to achieve their goals and outcomes – whatever they may be!

Each person we support has different support needs, 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 Anna and David:

Anna loves being outdoors, going for local walks (especially on those rare sunny days in Scotland), going shopping and just being as generally active as possible. A typical day could be going to the shops to ensure Anna has all the essentials she needs, stopping for a coffee and a chat with you about how their week has been or even just to have a wander around her local community. In her downtime, Anna enjoys watching tv, crafting and going to Jeans Bothy, Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub to chat to friends and participate in some of the groups they offer. Anna receives support for a few hours a week usually between the hours of 9am and 5pm.

David loves being outdoors just like Anna. A typical day could be going to the shops to ensure David has all the essentials he needs, or even just to have a wander around his local community. Sometimes he attends Jean's Bothy to meet other people with similar interests and who also struggle with their mental health. In his downtime, David enjoys watching movies, playing video games and just having a general blether with friends. David receives support once or twice a week, usually during the day.

Sadly, it’s not always possible for Anna and David to enjoy what many people would consider these ‘simple pleasures’ without proper, dedicated support.

That is why Anna and David need you! Will you bring your best so that Anna and David can live their best life?

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support Anna and David to get the most out of life; then please apply now!

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 transferable 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!

About Us

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and 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

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.

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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