Personal Assistant (Support Worker)
Job Purpose
Our Personal Assistants support people to lead full, active and socially connected lives, helping them 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 recruiting a new female Personal Assistant on a 20 hour per week contract. This vacancy is based within Leith, Edinburgh.
This service will require sleepovers. A driving license is essential.
About this opportunity
We are looking for a female Personal Assistant for a professional female who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2020 and is continuing to adjust to life with tetraplegia.
Prior to the accident, she was a rock-climbing athlete and spent much of her time actively outdoors in the European mountains (skiing, climbing, cycling, and walking) and is now understandably coming to terms with this life-changing outcome. She continues to work in her profession and is striving to regain an active life with various outdoor pursuits.
The successful Personal Assistant will be conscientious and reliable, presentable, and have good personal hygiene. You should be proficient in English. You will have authentic empathy and be able to anticipate and tactfully support your client on days when she finds it more difficult to cope. You will also need to forward plan and have good problem-solving skills.
You should recognize the value of your input and the positive impact it will have.
You will be prepared to travel abroad on occasions and sleep over when required. You will need to be able to drive, cycle, and swim. Living locally and having a degree of flexibility will be advantageous.
If you would like an informal chat about this vacancy please contact
Patrycja.Gutowska@thistle.org.uk 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.
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Patrycja.Gutowska@thistle.org.uk 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.
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