Care Support Worker (Personal Assistant)

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Care Support Worker (Personal Assistant) - Female (Driver)Location: Linwood, Renfrewshire, PA3 3DB.Salary: £9.30 per hour.Contract: Part time, 16 hours per week.Personal Assistants have the most important role within ENABLE Scotland 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 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 Scotland 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 MeThe 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 Scotland 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 Jean:Jean is an independent woman living within her own flat within the Renfrewshire area. Jean has a busy lifestyle attending her day centre three times per week and enjoys days out shopping or attending social clubs with her staff team on her days off. Jean requires a female driver to support her within her team to maintain her busy lifestyle. Jean is wheelchair bound and relies on staff to support her with Personal Care, medication, finances and household tasks. Jean is determined to remain as independent as possible but needs some support and reassurance from staff. Jean requests all her staff team are drivers as she has her own car and loves to go out for drives with her staff each day.Jean likes routine and her support is structured around what she wants to do day to day. Shifts vary from 7.45am starts when Jean is able to attend her Day Centre and 10am on her days off as she enjoys a long lie. Day shifts and back shifts are required so full availability to work between 7.45am and 9.30pm is essential to any candidate who feels they would work well within Jeans team; examples of shifts are discussed below.Jean has a great sense of humour; she loves music and thrives off having staff members who encourage her to try new and exciting things. Jean is a busy lady during the day and enjoys relaxing at home in the evening when her social clubs are off.During these unprecedented times shared support has been essential to Jean, she shares support with her neighbour and so it is essential that staff are able to support her neighbour also. During the interview candidates will learn more about support requirements.Examples of shifts are as follows:day shift 7.45am-9.30am, 10am-3pm and 5pm-9.30pm. Split shifts sometimes are required when Jean is at her day Centre. Rotas are published on a four week basis.That is why Jean needs you! Will you bring your best so that Jean can live her best lifeAbout YouIf you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support Jean to get the most out of life; then please apply now!ENABLE Scotland 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 career with ENABLE Scotland. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable 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 UsENABLE Scotland 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 SupportStarting a career with ENABLE Scotland 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 Scotland 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 6 months of their start date. Required skills

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