Personal Assistant

A Personal Assistant  is required to support a young lady in Kirkconnel.

This young lady has epilepsy and is a wheelchair user. She is also peg fed but this doesnt stop her with her interests which are cooking, painting, television and reading. 

Public transport is available as we live on a bus route and the train station is close by but own transport would be an advantage.

Hours will be discussed at interview but would rarely involve early mornings or evenings after 9.00pm. You would also be required to work either a Saturday or Sunday twice a month.

Working with this family:

• Rate of Pay to be discussed at interview
• Hours to be arranged
• Experience with Epilepsy and naso-gastric tubes preferred but training will be provided for the right candidate
• Moving and Assisting training an advantage
• Must like dogs
• Friendly and patient and a good communicator
• Flexible working
• Own transport an advantage
• This post is subject to a PVG check
• Please note that Capability Scotland is not the employer, but is acting on our client’s behalf.

Applying for this position:

Applying for this position is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV. The client will request the successful candidates to an informal interview. 

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

For more information on this role, you can call Mandy on 07764896133 using reference PA151AM.

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.