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Job title: Live in Personal Assistant
Location of work: Stewartry
Hours of Work: 11 hours per day with 3 hour daily break
Salary or Hourly Rate: £150 per day
Additional information: Flexible/negotiable terms with the right person
Experience Required: Carer to be registered self-employed; clean driving licence; have excellent references. Female required.

Must be well experienced in elderly care. Client is active and capable but requires some knowledgeable care support of conditions (heart, tia/stroke, diabetes), monitoring, some personal care. Requiring kind and friendly companionship; good cooking skills; to be a driver (clean licence), taking client shopping and on trips out, looking after the house, dealing with tradespeople etc.. Taking to medical and other appointments. Liaising well with local family. Must be kind, sensitive to the needs and wishes of the client, respectful and aware including of the issues of sharing a clients' home. Working to support the clients' wellbeing and quality of life as priority. To be able to share in some interests which include the outdoors, birdwatching and wildlife, history, travel; also cars, aviation, DIY.

A friendly well-behaved dog would be welcome.

Job title: Personal Assistant (Care Support Worker)
Job reference: EC/LM/June23
Location of work: Rosyth
Hours of Work: The post is full time/36hrs per week, or part time 24/week would be considered.
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90; Night shift payment £107.36
Contract type: Permanent
Additional information: This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). Car driver preferred
Closing date for applications: Ongoing until filled

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to join a team who provide care for a young woman in her own home in the Rosyth area in Fife. The successful candidate will have experience in caring for people with a learning disability and preferably with autism. Care is provided on a 24hr basis seven days a week with 2 members of staff on shift at all times. The rota is predominantly 12 hr day shifts with 12 hr sleeping night shifts. Nightshift hours are paid at an enhanced rate and are included in contracted hours. Female applicants only due to the nature of care

Applicants must have a caring attitude, be reliable with a positive and flexible approach to work. Applicants must have a clean driver’s license and be a non-smoker.

Job title: Personal Assistant (Females only)
Job reference: NR/HMcA/1.23
Location of work: Baillieston Area, Glasgow
Hours of Work: 12 hours - Preferably Tues and Thurs evenings and 1 day at weekend (4 hours each shift). Can be flexible
Salary or Hourly Rate: £11.50 per hour
Contract type: Permanent, subject to trail period
Additional information: The employer will pay for a PVG scheme renewal or membership. Should you leave your post before giving 1 year of service the fee will be deducted from your final salary. Please Note: It is illegal to undertake regulated work if you are barred from doing so as defined in the PVG (Scotland) Act 2007.
Experience Required: Previous experience desirable but not essential as training will be provided. Smokers welcome.

Personal Assistant required to provide personal care and social support to a disabled woman living in the Baillieston area.  Person who enjoys Music, Concerts and all kinds of Arts.

Previous experience desirable but not essential as training will be provided.  Smokers welcome.

As my Personal Assistant your job will be to provide the personal and domestic assistance I require.  You must be able to respect my privacy and understand the need for confidentiality in all areas of your work. 

Job title: Personal Assistant (live in) Must be female
Location of work: Perth Area
Hours of Work: 2 week rotation with 2 hours break each day
Salary or Hourly Rate: £1200 per week
Contract type: Permanent Employed
Additional information: Must not have a cat allergy, Females only due to the nature of the work and the supported person's preference
Experience Required: Previous care experience preferred although free training is provided

Providing personal care with another carer. Using ceiling hoist, shower trolley and other equipment. Administering mediaction including emergency medication (buccal) as required. Assisting with eating and drinking, preparing cooked meals, laundry, cleaning and light gardening. Assisting with Ipad, zoom and facetime mettings, accompanying to appopintments and updating diary.

Applications from females only due to the nature of the work and the supported person's preference.

Own large, bright room with wifi, family support nearby, must not have a cat allergy.

The following benefits apply - PAYE - 28 days paid annual leave, NEST pension scheme contribution, free PVG (DBS), free training and updates

The employer is a young lady in her 30s, with a cheeky sense of humour who enjoys a good laugh. She likes to grow her own vegetables as much as she can, and enjoys cuddling her cat in the evenings. She has Cerebral Palsy which affects all four limbs, but more so her legs, and uses an electric wheelchair.

Job title: Weekend Personal Assistants x 2, x 1 Casual PA
Job reference: ES/MMcK/006(i)/June23
Location of work: Dunfermline
Hours of Work: 5-6 hours Saturday. Additional 5 hrs during school holidays
Salary or Hourly Rate: £13.00 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Additional information: This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). An animal lover as family own a dog. An awareness of learning disabilities and challenging behaviour is advantageous.

We are looking for a small team of 2 Personal Assistants and 1 Casual PA (Care Support Workers).  The role involves supporting an 11 year old girl, with autism, ADHD, severe learning disabilities, epilepsy and PDA, who has a strong personality, very energetic and has challenging behaviour at times. Our client is a happy loving and playful girl who enjoys dog walking, going to the park eg trampolining and other activities, playing the keyboard, singing, music appreciation and dancing. Loves watching American themed children’s TV, particularly Adley and Niko.  She also enjoys technology, puppets  and Samson her teddy bear.

Job title: Personal Assistants x 2, x 2 Casual PAs
Job reference: EC/OH/011/June2023ii
Location of work: Rosyth
Hours of Work: 2:1 support x3 hours each p/wk (6hrs per week) during the school term weeks and 6 hours each p/wk (12hrs per week) for during school holidays. Client is flexible with working days.
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Additional information: This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). An animal lover as family own two dogs. An awareness of physical and learning disabilities is advantageous. Driver advantageous as car available for outings.

We are looking for a small team of 2 Personal Assistants for 2:1 support and     2 Casual PAs (Care Support Workers).  The role involves supporting an 15 year old young woman, with cerebral palsy, who has severe learning disabilities and is wheelchair bound. Training will be given regarding hoisting, feeding and administering medication. Personal care is also required.

Our client is a happy loving and playful young woman who enjoys routine and structure. She enjoys activities such as going out for walks, going to the park, swimming, cinema, arts and crafts, having her nails done, activities geared towards learning and keeping the fun momentum!

Job title: Evening Personal Assistant x 1, x 1 Casual PA
Job reference: ES/JK/009/June23
Location of work: Lochgelly
Hours of Work: 4 hours per week (Tues, Wed, Thurs) 3.30 - 7.30pm. Additional up to 9 hours available school holidays
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90-£12 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Additional information: This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). An awareness of learning disabilities, Autism and challenging behaviour is advantageous. Flexibility is required. Animal lover.

We are looking for staff member for a small team - 1 Personal Assistant and Casual PA (Care Support Workers).  The role involves supporting a 7 year old boy with Autism, a Learning Disability, ADHD who is non-verbal and some personal care.

He is looking to engage in activities, eg swimming, within his local community and needs your support.  He is a happy loving boy who enjoys getting out, has a passion for buses and travel.  

Experience of very challenging behaviour is advantageous. He is very active and this is a physically demanding role.

Job title: Personal Assistant x 1, Casual PA x 1
Job reference: ES/AJ/008/June23
Location of work: Cowdenbeath
Hours of Work: 4 hours Saturdays, 2 hours Thursdays
Salary or Hourly Rate: £11.00 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Additional information: This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). An awareness of learning disabilities and challenging behaviour is advantageous. Flexibility is required. Females preferred. Car driver. Non-smoker. Dog lover. Family have a small friendly dog. Personal care of pads and supervised

We are looking for additional team members to compliment our existing staff member for small team - 1 Personal Assistant and Casual PA (Care Support Workers).  The role involves supporting an 16 year old young adult, mature for his age, with Autism, a Learning Disability, Ataxia, Hypotonia and a Cardiac Abnormality.

Our client is a happy loving young adult who enjoys getting out and about. He is looking to engage with his local community and needs your support at weekends. He is a wheelchair user when out on long walks and this aids his transition from one activity to another.  When walking he needs to take someone's arm for support. He has a hypotonic core. Provision of full personal care needs is required.

Job title: Personal Assistant (Care Support Worker)
Job reference: ES/JB/002/June2023
Location of work: Kirkcaldy
Hours of Work: 2-4 hours term time, Up to 20 hours school holidays
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90
Contract type: Permanent
Additional information: This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). Car driver preferred

We are looking for an additional Personal Assistant (Care Support Worker) to compliment our existing Team member. The role involves supporting an 11 year old boy with autism and learning disabilities 2:1 who is non-verbal. Our client is a happy boy who loves outdoors. Duties to include taking him out at weekends for walks and outdoor activities and going on day trips during school holidays.

He is very active and this will be a physically demanding role.

Job title: Personal Assistant
Location of work: Baillieston
Hours of Work: 12hrs per week, for a duration of 4hrs per day, on a Tuesday and Thursday evening and a day at the weekend.
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.50
Experience Required: Role requires full PVG check and full driving licence and car.
 
Do you have good English/ IT skills?
Do you have a passion for learning languages, eclectic music and the Arts?
Are you empathic and compassionate?
 
I require a PA to work 12hrs per week, for a duration of 4hrs per day, on a Tuesday and Thursday evening and a day at the weekend. 
 
Duties include assisting with personal care and socialising amongst other tasks.
 
Role requires full PVG check and full driving licence and car. 
 
Looking forward to hearing from potential candidates.  
 
Job title: Personal Assistant
Location of work: Castle Douglas area
Hours of Work: Up to 32 hours per week available Flexible times Evenings desirable
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90
Experience Required: Car driver

Support worker wanted for young adult on autistic spectrum (female) with range of associated issues, also physical health and emotional support needs

Looking for someone aware and perceptive, patient, calm and experienced in supporting others, with a flexible, creative approach in giving support

Knowledge, skills and experience of issues, also of more complex difficulties preferred, though not essential if the right person. Open to understanding and learning about differences and conditions

Looking for companionship and everyday support in independent living situation

To share interests including animals, art and nature

To work well as part of a small team

Job title: Personal Assistant
Location of work: East Renfrewshire
Hours of Work: The vacancy is for 40 hours per week. One full time role/one part time or two part time roles will be considered. Shifts will include day and evening Monday – Sunday.
Salary or Hourly Rate: £13
Contract type: Permanent
Experience Required: Essential that applicants are drivers with clean and valid driving license. Applicants either must have a valid PVG or be able to obtain one, if appointed.

To become part of a team and assist with a variety of tasks which will support the employer to live an independent personal and social life. Providing overnight support in client’s own home. Job role may include travel and overnight supports based away from East Renfrewshire and potentially abroad. This post is to expand the employer’s current PA team so you should be able to work on a 1:1 basis and as part of the team.

-Duties-

Personal duties: Support with personal care including showering and toileting. Ensuring that the employer is well dressed and maintains his well kempt appearance.

Domestic duties: Assisting and supporting employer with daily household tasks ongoing as required.

Social Duties: Support the employer with his volunteering and sports coaching roles. Support the employer to compete in his disability sport interests.

Any other reasonable duties that may be necessary. These duties may vary from day to day.

Hours of work: The vacancy is for 40 hours per week. One full time role/one part time or two part time roles will be considered. Shifts will include day and evening Monday – Sunday. There is a need for you to be flexible as the working patterns are subject to change to meet the needs of the client. The post includes future opportunities for both overnight and nightshift patterns.

*The above working patterns may be negotiable with the ideal candidate.

 

Job title: Personal Assistant (Male)
Location of work: Greenock
Hours of Work: 18¾ hrs per week (3 x 6 ¼ hrs shifts)
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90
Additional information: Moving & Handling training provided
Experience Required: Driving license essential Commitment to provide quality care & support Ability to treat individuals with dignity and respect

Male Personal Assistant required to support to an 18-year-old wheelchair-using young man to attend college.  We are looking for someone who will take the time to get to know this extremely shy young man to help him make the most of his college days.  Once he gets to know you, he will become more confident and show his personality.  He loves playing the Xbox and going to the cinema.  We are hoping you can help him explore further interests.

Job title: Personal Assistant
Job reference: SDS/JD/280451
Location of work: Dalgety Bay
Hours of Work: 17.5 hours per week • Advert 1 - 1 x PA for 17.5 hours per week. • Advert 2 – 1 x PA for 7.5 hours per week mornings 9.00am – 10.30am to be worked flexibly. • Advert 3 – 1 x PA for 10 hours per week afternoons 3.00pm – 5.00pm to be worked flexibly. Flexibility can be discussed at interview to cover personal care
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.50 per hour
Experience Required: PVG required - This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). Experience with working in home care / caring role or supportive people with dementia experience preferred

We are looking for personal assistants to help a 87 year old female with her personal care. The individual has dementia and mobility issues which means she walks with a walking frame.  She would need help with getting up, showered, washed/changed and reminded to use her walking frame. She is a gentle soul who would need reminding to go to the toilet and to eat or drink. Light housework such as wiping the bathroom round after use would also be helpful. This lovely individual requires assistance to get up in the morning, showered and changed. Light cleaning such as wiping around the bathroom after use would also be helpful.

Applicants must have a caring attitude, have a good sense of humour, be reliable with a positive and flexible approach to work. Having experience within the caring field and knowledge of how dementia impacts people is a must.

This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups).

 

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provision of personal care
  • Assisting client to shower; dry; change clothes.
  • Supervised to prevent falling.
  • Assistance with keeping house tidy

 

Job title: Personal Assistant for Young Adult (M) ( Can be 1 or 2 people)
Location of work: Stirlingshire village ( off A811)
Hours of Work: 6 hours, Mondays 11.00am – 17.00pm ( Plus 33.6 days holiday cover throughout the year. Most 1/2 day(s), some up to 4/5 days - with 24/7 support required
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.90 per hour
Additional information: Appropriate training given to enable you to carry out an emergency medication procedure effectively if required ( very rare). Otherwise, meds given twice daily
Experience Required: Driver, Reliable, Trustworthy, Flexible, Practical, Good listener, Kind, Caring, Sense of humour, Can work in team but has self motivation/ initiative
Closing date for applications: Urgently required
The successful candidate will be working for a private employer. This Job is advertised on behalf of an individual person, and they will be the employer.
 
The successful applicant should have a car with a full clean UK driving licence.
Applicants must have membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) or be willing to join this scheme. ( Will be funded by employer, if not already in place).                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 
First aid qualification preferred. Knowledge/ experience of post traumatic seizures would be an advantage.
The successful applicant should have a good history and experience of a Personal Assistant role and/ or providing care and support. Experience of working with young adults with disabilities and mental health preferred. The young man has pre-existing ADHD, now heightened by TBI, but he's very sociable, craves company and loves to chat. He can get very (brain) fatigued so an awareness of his capabilities and the patience, understanding and ability to help him assess his energy levels would be advantageous. No assistance required with eating but help may be required with preparing meals, while allowing independence and ensuring his household safety.

You would be required to take him to various classes: sport and volunteering activities. He likes sport, gym, fitness, skiing, dogs, ipad, chess, word games, quizzes, and walking.

 

Job title: Personal Assistant
Job reference: SDS/MD/270701
Location of work: Rosyth Area
Hours of Work: social activity assistance 4 hours per week – flexibility around activities and happy to discuss at interview
Salary or Hourly Rate: £10.50
Additional information: PVG required - This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups).
Experience Required: Essential Requirements Kind, caring and a good sense of humour.

We are looking for personal assistant to help a 14 year old male with engaging in social activities and discovering new groups to join. He has an interest in sports and films so would like to build up the trust in someone who can help him find new ways of enjoying life. He has information processing difficulties, language difficulties and significant learning difficulties as well as autism.

We require someone to supervise him during activities etc as he does not understand the dangers of situations. He cannot look after himself independently so you would be there look into new activities to try; accompany him to them and help him to engage. He enjoys crazy golf and movies and would be happy to explore new ideas.  

Applicants must have a caring attitude, have a good sense of humour, be reliable with a positive and flexible approach to work.

This role requires an enhanced check through PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups).

 

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Supervise and attend social activities
  • Assistance with sourcing and choosing things to do
  • Encouragement and patience

 

Get in touch

01563 522551 info@panetworkscotland.org.uk

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