Personal Assistant

No experience? No problem. If you’re interested in working in social care and making a real difference to the lives of disabled people, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Personal Assistant to help care for Liz who is based in Sandhead. Liz enjoys music and dancing. She loves her clothes and likes to change her outfit several times a day. She adores her Jack Russel dog and her cats. She enjoys a jigsaw puzzle and colouring in with assistance.

Liz requires support and prompting with everyday tasks like getting showered, teeth brushed, hair brushed, getting breakfast, taking medication.

Liz is a fun-loving lady who from time to time suffers spells of anxiety and paranoia. Communication is getting difficult as her speech is confused therefore an ideal candidate must be patient and understanding.

Requirements

• Clean Driving Licence and access to own vehicle is essential.
• It is desirable that applicants have had previous experience in adult support services or care services. Experience in caring for elderly living with Alzheimer’s.
• It is important that the successful candidate can work as a team and communicate appropriate information to other PAs as and when required.
• Post is subject to a satisfactory PVG.
• Successful candidate must be willing to cover holidays and sickness also.

Applying for this Role

Applying to work with us couldn’t be simpler. We’ve got an application form that starts by pressing “Apply Now”, and it works perfectly on your mobile phone if you prefer that. 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.

For more information on this role, you can call Rebecca on 07395794174 using reference RBLR0523.

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.