Female* Personal Assistant DM262

Job Purpose

Our Personal Assistants support people to lead full, active and socially connected lives, supporting people to achieve the things that matter to them.

Applicants should have, or be willing to work towards, a qualification meeting the standards required for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Job Details

We are looking for a lively and positive female* to join the team of a wonderfully vibrant, funny, and highly sociable woman. She is a natural conversationalist who loves to crack jokes and finds immense joy in feeling connected to the people and community around her. Guided by her favourite personal motto "there’s only one way and that’s forward" she approaches life with infectious optimism.

This woman is highly family orientated and loves spending quality time with her sisters, her daughter and her grandson. She enjoys shopping, eating out at cafes, cooking hearty meals, tackling crosswords, watching game shows and singing karaoke. She also loves a bit of friendly competition and regularly plays Scrabble with her support team.

About this opportunity

This role is all about companionship and helping this individual to live her life to the absolute fullest.

The ideal team member will be a person who is social, who genuinely enjoys engaging with others and who cares about being connected to community life. It is the small moments that matter to her for example, striking up a good conversation and cracking a joke with members of the public whilst waiting on a bus.

*Exemption under Equality Act 2010

If you would like an informal chat about this vacancy, please contact

Katie.Heggie-Elder@thistle.org.uk

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What we offer

We are committed to supporting you to develop your skills as a practitioner and creating career development opportunities. At Thistle, you will have access to sector-leading training courses and be supported to achieve your SVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care accreditation.

Employee Benefits

• Salary: From 1st April 2026, £13.45 per hour
• Fantastic training (on full pay)
• This includes enhanced learning in person-centred practice, leadership skills, IT and other bespoke training courses.
• SSSC registration paid for by Thistle
• Support to achieve SVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care
• Support from regular meetings with your team, Lead Practitioner or Coach
• Contributory pension scheme
• Non-contributory death in service benefit scheme
• 30 days of annual leave, increasing by 1 day/year up to 35 days
• Free Thistle Gym membership
• Membership of the HSF Health Plan
• Refer a Friend scheme, paying £250 for successfully referring someone to work with us