Edinburgh - Longstone and Inverleith
24 hours per week
Full flexibility required as this job is across two services, supporting two individuals Adam and Amanda who both require around the clock care, this is inclusive of overnight support.
£12.82 hourly rate
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 Amanda:
Amanda lives in her own flat in the Longstone area. She loves to be outdoors, going for walks and generally being active (in virtually all weather!). Her staff support her to swim twice a week, attend Riding for the Disabled lessons and meeting up with old friends at a youth group.
She enjoys visiting local attractions such as Edinburgh Zoo, the Botanics, Portobello and East Lothinan for costal walks. Amanda also enjoys nearby visiting cafes. She eats a very healthy diet and needs support to shop for, cook and prepare all meals.
Amanda attends a day centre during the week Monday – Friday. Out with this time she receives support from Enable, this is inclusive of an overnight support shift. On Monday – Fridays, Enable support Amanda to and from her day service.
Amanda’s ideal personal assistant must:
- Be physically able to support in Amanda’s active lifestyle including going on long walks and attending Swimming
- Be able to cook healthy and nutritional meals
- Have strong attention to detail, a willingness to learn and be able to pick up on non-verbal communication
- Have a kind and calm tone and approach
- Be able to work collaboratively as part of a team
Amanda is looking for someone to join her team who is dedicated and understands her needs in order to support her to live her best life.