Personal Assistant - Assist

About The Role

BRIDGETON, GLASGOW

SESSIONAL CONTRACTS

The shift Pattern has a mix of Early shifts starting at 9am, Late shifts starting at 12pm as well as long days starting at 10am and finishing at 8pm, the service operates 7 days a week and weekend shifts are 10am - 6pm

£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 the people we Serve with various aspects of tenancy sustainment, this includes teaching them how to set up and manage household bills, report repairs, manage household budgets, cv building, looking for employment or further education and supporting them to expand 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.

The ASIST service is a housing support service based in Bridgeton and currently supports up to 76 young people across the Glasgow areas to access their forever home and supports them to learn and develop the skills they need to maintain a suitable and secure tenancy, transition into independent living, providing practical and emotional support as well as support to access further education and employment.

Let us introduce you to L:

Hi My name is L and i am Currently being Supported by the A.S.I.S.T Service to apply for and find my forever home, I am a care experienced young person and currently live in temporary accommodation, whilst I study at College

I have suffered trauma in life and this at times affects my ability to trust people, I enjoy a variety of activities like playing football. I also love reading and learning new languages, together we can make the moment even more enjoyable.

When it comes to supporting me, I require someone who can help me with my daily tasks if required, applying for housing, and supporting me to set up my new forever home, I may also need you to support me with claiming benefits, applying for work, further education, and finding places to go where I can meet new people within my community, especially if I move to a new area

It is important to me that you have good values, Patience and can show empathy

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

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support L 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 we support.

You don’t need experience in care to start your social care career with Enable. 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 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.

The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

*terms & conditions apply