Personal Assistant / Companion (p/t) Ref: 05/Dreghorn/JL 10/07/2025
Personal employer: Dreghorn
Ref: 05/Dreghorn/JL
P/T Personal Assistant / Companion
Hours: 5 hrs per week
Days / Hours: (Earliest start 9.30am / latest finish 8.00pm)
Shifts will usually be on Tuesday; however, this may vary – to be discussed at interview
Rate of Pay: £12.60 – £13.73 per hr
Duties:
Providing Personal Care, Social Support, and companionship to a young woman with Multiple Sclerosis who is wheelchair dependent. She lives independently in Dreghorn. Confidentiality is essential due to her private nature.
Personal Care
Assisting with showering, continence care, dressing, meal prep, and medication prompting. Tasks include hygiene, laundry, bed making, and food preparation/batch cooking.
Social Support
Assisting with shopping, attending appointments, engaging in community activities like clubs, cinema, bowling, dining out, and helping with pet care. Applicants should be confident in advocating for her independence without undermining it.
Ideal candidates are friendly, cheerful, sociable, and interested in supporting independence. Animal lovers preferred, as she has a small friendly dog.
Understanding of MS and experience with physical disabilities are desirable. A driver with a current license, own car, and business insurance is preferred. Mileage for work-related travel is covered.
Applicants must undergo a PVG Disclosure (costs covered) and provide two references before starting.
There is a 6-month probation period with 1 week's notice if the role doesn't suit within that time.
To apply, email your CV to jennifer@ailn.org quoting Ref: 05/Dreghorn/JL or contact Jennifer Lee at 01294 475686 for an application form. Send applications to:
Ayrshire Independent Living Network
The Michael Lynch Centre
71 Princes Street
Ardrossan KA22 8DG
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