Overview
Personal Assistant for Robert in Lanark. £12.60 per hour, 20 hours available.
Personal Assistants can make a positive difference every day to the lives of the people they support. You will be supporting someone to achieve their goals and outcomes. The people Personal Assistants support have varied interests and hobbies and have the same dreams and aspirations as you do; they just do not always get the opportunity to experience these opportunities. A career as a Personal Assistant is rewarding and diverse, with potential to bring out the best in the people you support.
About Robert
Robert enjoys having fun and laughing. He has a bubbly and engaging personality and likes his staff to join in with his interests. Routine is important to Robert; he likes to know what he is doing each day. A typical day may include going to the shops for essentials and driving Robert in his own car. Robert enjoys his computer and watching football. He receives support 7 days a week, usually between 8 am and 9 pm.
Responsibilities
* Attending to all personal care needs (showering, toileting including bowel movements, shaving)
* Assisting with medication
* Preparing meals and healthy snacks
* Assisting in the community
* Moving and assisting - pushing a manual wheelchair only when a power chair is broken; using a tracking hoist
* Household tasks and shopping
* Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living
Role details
As Robert's Personal Assistant you will support and encourage him to be involved in activities suited to his needs. The role covers 20 hours with flexibility, mainly 2 hours in the evening, 4 hours Friday afternoon, and one full weekend out of 2. You will be part of a team of Personal Assistants for Robert, with a degree of flexibility on working additional hours.
Requirements
Experience is essential in a care environment. Excellent verbal and listening skills, people skills, a clean UK Driving Licence, and the Right to Work in the UK.
If successful, you will require references from two employers (including current or most recent), and an updated PVG certificate from Disclosure Scotland.
Desirable
Driver with a clean licence who will be required to drive a mobility car and must be over 25 years old for insurance purposes.
Notes to candidates
If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process, a member of the GCIL (South Lanarkshire) Team will be in touch to arrange the next steps. If hired, you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law (e.g., paid holidays and statutory sick pay where eligible).
Additional information
Please note: This job is advertised by GCIL (South Lanarkshire) on behalf of a Personal Employer. We are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and the Employer’s responsibilities.
GCIL (South Lanarkshire) is a Self-Directed Support service based in South Lanarkshire, providing information and assistance to enable eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Act. GCIL (South Lanarkshire) is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), a Disabled People's Organisation with experience in assisting people to maximise their support needs.
Contact
For more information please contact GCIL (South Lanarkshire), Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB. Tel: 01698 892 372.
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