Personal Assistant KO242

Personal Assistant (Support Worker)

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 part time (16h or 20h contract) Personal Assistants to work with a young lady and support her to fully settle into her own tenancy in Craigmillar.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop the service alongside the young lady and her family.

A full driving licence is essential for this position

About this opportunity

We are looking for Personal Assistants to work with a young lady, who recently moved into her own house in Craigmillar. This is an exciting opportunity to support this young woman in fully settling into her home with the assistance of her dedicated team.

She likes to be active in her local community enjoying activities including swimming, cycling and trampolining.

She is looking for staff who have a sense of humour but who can also hold boundaries when needed. She wants resilient team members who understand that people can communicate through their behaviours when stressed or distressed, but with the right support at the right time these instances can be reduced.

If you would like an informal chat about this vacancy please contact Patrycja.Gutowska@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

· Starting salary £12.10 per hour (£24,538 per annum (FTE)) rising to £12.40 per hour (£25,147 (FTE)).

· 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