Personal Assistants

Warm, friendly, and share our values of ensuring the best lives possible for everyone? Raise your hand if that’s you.

We are looking for a Personal Assistant(s) to support a 62 year old gentleman who lives in Dalbeattie. The support is for 28 hours a week to provide respite and social visits and to encourage him to getting out and about in the community.
The gentleman lives at home with his wife and big friendly dog. He loves puzzles and jigsaws, quiz programmes on tv and is football daft. Our gentleman enjoys a day out to the golf range and a walk round museums.

Working with this Gentleman:

• Clean driving licence and access to their own vehicle advantageous.
• Previous experience in Adult Support Services or Care Services would be beneficial.
• Compassionate, caring and patient.
• An understanding or experience of working with dementia though training can be provided.
• Flexible hours (to be discussed at interview)
• Would like 2 references at interview stage.
• Subject to PVG check

Applying for this position:

Applying for this job is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to our hiring service. You will then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We will 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. For more information on this role, you can call Karen on 07592 128264 using reference KAKM0204.

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.