Personal Development Worker for Ryan in Dundee

• Salary: £16.93 per hour (Sleep over paid at hourly rate £13.45 per hour)
• Location: Dundee
• Hours: 18 Per Week
• Closing Date: 01/09/2026 23:59

This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close on 01/09/2026 at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Seeking Kind & Engaging Companion/Carer Personal Development Worker for Ryan in Dundee

Ryan is recruiting for additional team members in his self-managing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of supporting Ryan to live his good life in his own home.

We offer Competitive pay rates: £16.93 per hour (with sleepovers paid at £13.45 per hour) and are recruiting for flexible contract hours up to 24 hours. Sleepover hours are paid in addition to contracted hours.

There is an opportunity for flexibility in working hours, above the contracted hours. Ryan’s team support him one-to-one for a full 24 hours period - both daytime and nighttime (sleepover). It is vital that the ideal candidate can provide a full 24 hour shift including sleepover.

We are looking for a warm, reliable, and empathetic personal development worker to work for Ryan. The role involves supporting someone living at home, ensuring they feel safe, stimulated, and independent.

Ryan has significant receptive and expressive communication difficulties. To support him safely and effectively, the successful candidate will need excellent spoken communication skills and the ability to understand and respond to subtle verbal and non-verbal cues. This includes recognising emotional cues, interpreting nuanced communication, and adapting their approach to ensure Ryan feels understood, valued, and supported in all aspects of daily life.

The posts require a full UK Manual Driver’s License. Ryan has a Manual Motability car which is used every day. Ryan is a keen traveller. Ryan would love to be able to travel further afield and enjoy days out in places like Edinburgh perhaps utilising his C+1 card.

Key Responsibilities:

• · Companionship: Engaging in conversation, using AAC and other computer applications, and hobbies.
• · Personal Care: Assisting with washing, dressing, and personal hygiene.
• · Home Support: Light housekeeping, cooking nutritious meals, gardening and shopping.
• · Community Involvement: Accompanying to appointments or social outings / therapy sessions.

Requirements:

• · Essential: Male applicants only Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
• · Essential: First language or bilingual English fluency.
• · Essential: Gentle, patient, and empathetic personality.
• · Essential: A clear PVG check.
• · Essential: a full clean UK Manual Driver’s License

Desirable: Previous experience in care, particularly with individuals with autism / learning disability, but having the right values are more important.Why Join Ryan’s Team?

• · Be part of an inspiring journey, supporting Ryan in his own home
• · Work in a welcoming, supportive environment where your input is valued.

· Full training provided, with opportunities for personal and professional development.

The Vacancy

You will be working for Ryan so let’s tell you a bit about him - The most important people in Ryan’s life are his mum Irene, dad Paul and sister Celena. Ryan has other family that he has lost regular contact with whilst he has been in hospital and reconnecting with them will be an important part of his living in his new home.

Those who know and love Ryan would describe him as being shy at first but that he quickly opens up to those that he trusts. At this point his rich personality and wonderful sense of humour comes through and he enjoys being around others doing the things that he loves.

One of Ryan's biggest passions is his music. Ryan plays both the drums and electric keyboard and would love to explore more ways that he can involve music in his life as he has now moved into his new home.

Ryan loves going swimming, whether it be in pools with rapid rivers and wave machines or enjoying diving for sinkers in a quieter pool. Ryan is active and has a trampoline in his garden. Ryan enjoys full body- movement exercise and the wind blowing in his face.

Ryan adores places like big shopping centres with high ceilings and atriums, as well as visiting cinemas to watch the latest DC and Marvel action movies. Would you love to do these things alongside him?

Technology is very important to Ryan. He enjoys and finds comfort in planning out journeys using Google Maps. His iPad and games consoles are also a big part of his life and Ryan will be grateful of support to keep devices charged, updated, and functioning properly. Ryan’s verbal communication is supplemented through the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) technology, specifically the Proloquo2go app.

As Ryan has recently moved into his first home, he will be looking for assistance with everyday living skills such as cooking, housekeeping (bed making, laundry, cleaning), shopping and garden care / maintenance while developing confidence to be involved in these tasks himself.

Due to Ryan’s health and dietary needs, some basic cooking skills are necessary to help him prepare suitable meals. When supporting Ryan’s, his team may need to adjust their own meal choices to best support Ryan as he has a restricted diet and can find some food / smells stressing.

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The perfect candidate to work for Ryan This is no normal, generic, social care role, we are looking for the most suitable candidates who share interests and values with Ryan, to enable him to live his Good Life.

Previous experience working in social care with people with a learning disability / autism is not essential but may be a useful skill.

It is important for Ryan and his family that his Personal Development Workers care gently and implement a low arousal approach to the support they offer him.

For more information, please contact Marie Hart, Support Advisor, on:

Mobile: 07990 156 409 Email: Marie.Hart@c-change.org.uk

Benefits include:

• · We pay PVG and SSSC fees
• · 30 days annual leave - rising to 35 days after 5 years' service
• · Life Assurance
• · Access to discount scheme
• · Cycle to work and tech scheme
• · Credit Union affiliation
• · Flexible working options
• · Health Plan