Experienced & Qualified Carer

28 days holiday entitlement

Personal Assistant - Full Time

Responsible to: Team Leader

Responsible for: Personal support

 

Job Purpose: To provide emotional and physical support to individuals and their families. To facilitate independence by working in a dignified and respectful way.

 

Key Responsibilities

Supporting service users, including assisting with:

• Advocacy and being a Key Worker
• Catheter care, medication administration, moving and assisting
• Personal hygiene, such as washing, dressing, feeding, continence promotion
• Social visits, meal preparation and shopping
• Promotion of equality and people’s rights
• Reporting incidents, accidents, or complaints

Managing personal workload, including:

• Logging into and out of every visit
• Attending and contributing to meetings
• Updating electronic records such as daily notes
• Attending all relevant training and development programs
• Keeping up-to-date with care legislation and SCA policies & procedures

 

What we are looking for

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety
• Good accuracy, adaptability, attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team with initiative
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to communicate in English across different audiences
• Empathetic and compassionate, with excellence in trustworthy and reliability
• Previous experience in providing support within a busy environment
• SVQ2 in Social Services and Healthcare or an equivalent degree in Health or Social Care
• Edinburgh based

Desirable

• Be registered with SSSC or another regulatory body

What we offer

People are at the heart of everything we do, so we continue to invest in our staff to ensure you are happy, motivated, well-trained and supported.

• Guaranteed hours
• Competitive salary
• Paid travel expenses to and from the clients
• 28 days paid holidays
• Great employee benefits (such as Birthday surprises, biannual bonus and refer a friend bonus)
• Full induction training
• Participation to social occasions and events
• Access to education and learning resources
• Opportunities for career development
• Employers contribution into your pension
• Support and guidance from our friendly team
• On-going support with paid specialist training

If you believe you are what we are looking for, you can start your online application by clicking on “Apply”. We are looking forward in meeting you!

If you’re looking for a rewarding and challenging career that makes a difference to people’s lives, then a career in care  could be for you.

"The service means I can stay and live at home and not be living in a care home"

"If I didn't have the service, I wouldn't be able to stay at home"