Personal Assistant

We’re looking for bold and remarkable people who care. Can you make a difference to the lives of disabled people?

We are looking for a Personal assistant for an elderly lady, based in Eskdalemuir. This lady has Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia. The support is for Monday to Friday as she has a personal assistant that covers Saturday and Sunday. The support this lady requires is for personal care, meal preparation and medication prompting. The lady also has a dog. You may be asked to cover holidays and sickness if necessary. This position is for 44 hours per week over 5 days and may be live-in for the right person. This will be discussed at interview.

 Working with this lady:

• NLW TBC at Interview
• 44 hours per week
• Experience with dementia an advantage
• May be live-in
• Dog Lover
• Caring Nature
• Patience
• Flexible Working Hours
• Own Transport due to the rural location
• This post is subject to a satisfactory PVG check

 Applying to Work with this lady:

Applying to join our family is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to our hiring service. You’ll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We’ll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way.

You can keep a track of your application in your profile management settings.

A full job description of this role is available by clicking here: Job Description - Eskdalemuir (FS) March 2024

For more information on this role, you can call Anne on 07395794168 using reference PA156AM.

 General Information:

• Please note that Capability Scotland is not the employer but is acting on our client’s behalf, who is the employer.
• Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We are happy to consider job-share applications if this is suitable for our client’s needs.
• Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates on behalf of our client.
• A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.