FI WN EL, personal assistant required
Personal assistant required to work as part of a team supporting a young man with cerebral palsy who lives in the family home and who requires support with all aspects of daily living including personal care.
The applicant must be of a caring nature, committed, trustworthy, reliable, punctual, and fluent in spoken English. While experience is preferred, it is not essential – character/personality is more important.
A car driver is essential as the family home is on the outskirts of North Berwick and not on a bus route.
The position is part time and flexible and could involve day shifts and waking nights.
Applicants should state their availability and preferred hours on the application form.
Although mainly working individually there will be occasions when it is necessary to work in a team. There may be occasional overtime to cover staff annual leave.
Essential
Fun loving
Sense of humour
Clean driving license valid in the UK
Non smoker
Good health
Willingness to work outdoors in all weathers
Punctual
Good communication and listening skills
Reliable and trustworthy
Membership (or willingness to join) PVG scheme
The rate of pay is £10 per hour.
To apply please either send in your CV or complete and return an application form as soon as possible.
Application forms can be downloaded from FI WN EL ap pack 15 jan 2020 or by emailing [email protected] and quoting reference FI WN EL. Alternatively, you can phone 0131 475 2558, quote reference FI WN EL and leave your contact details.
If sending in your CV, please quote reference FI WN EL and either email to [email protected] or post to FI WN EL Recruitment, LCIL, Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY.
EARN Event about discrimination
The Equality and Rights Network (EARN) are delighted to let you know about their upcoming event taking place on Thursday 20 February at Norton Park Conference Centre. The event will be based on the idea of changing minds one conversation at a time, this interactive discussion event will focus on 4 key equalities topics and will feature a mix of speakers, group discussion and activities, and practical advice on how to deal with discriminatory behaviour.
Further details will follow shortly along with a link to register your attendance, but in the meantime please put the date in your diary!
Scottish Parliament Health & Sports Committee
Scottish Parliament Health & Sport Committee has launched a call for views for an inquiry into adult social care support which they will be carrying out in spring next year. The committee clerk has been liaising with us over the past couple of weeks, and has provided reassurance that the inquiry will not replicate what the reform programme has already spent time exploring. We hope that the inquiry will provide further helpful depth and drive to the impetus to make positive changes in adult social care in Scotland.
The full consultation can be accessed through this link – https://yourviews.parliament.scot/health/social-care-inquiry. The call for views will run until Thursday 20 February 2020. The press release that was sent out yesterday, by the Scottish Parliament, is also available to view.
NHS Crisis Guide
The updated Crisis Guide with details of all services available over the festive period can be found below.
Edinburgh Food Bank Christmas Opening Times
The Edinburgh Food Bank Christmas opening times are listed below.
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The Disabled Children and Young Peoples (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill
Johann Lamont MSP has lodged a Member’s Bill in the Scottish Parliament to give disabled young people and their families additional rights and support during transitions.
The Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill would give a right to a Transitions Plan to every child or young person with an impairment or long term health condition. Support with transitions would then remain in place for the young person and their parents until no longer needed, or the young person’s 26th birthday.
The Bill would also require the Scottish Government to introduce a national transitions strategy to improve outcomes for children and young people with a disability, and require the Scottish Government to appoint a Minister with special responsibility for transitions. The consultation document and a copy of the proposed Bill, can be accessed at:
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/113161.aspx
There’s to be a public meeting about the Bill in Glasgow (details below).
Lead Scotland’s New Campaign
Lead Scotland have launched a new campaign to widen access to university for disabled people.
Disabled people in Scotland can face multiple barriers in trying to access university.
Students along with their families tell us that inadequate additional support to learn at school, interruption to school education from serious illness, and inability to re-locate due to complex needs are just some of the issues that can have an impact on their chances of going to university.
If universities considered the background and circumstances of disabled applicants during the admissions process like they do for other groups of students, they may have a fairer chance of getting in.
Please sign the petition and comment to show your support, thank you!
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE PETITION
Self Directed Support Focus Groups
The Self-directed Support Project at Stirling University are looking for participants to take part in focus groups discussing people’s experiences of self directed support. They also have a survey which looks at what people do with their support. The links to our website and the survey are included below.
For more information please click on link: http://goodselfdirectedsupport.org.uk/
To complete the survey please click on link: http://goodselfdirectedsupport.org.uk/survey/
Inclusion Scotland 3 internship opportunities
Inclusion Scotland are currently advertising 3 internship opportunities, detailed below:
- Office Administrator/ Assistant Private Secretary Internship, Scottish Government (Closing Date Friday 1 November 2019) https://inclusionscotland.org/office-admin-private-secretary/
- Content Preparation Internship with STV (Closing Date Monday 11 November 2019) https://inclusionscotland.org/stv-internship/
- Employability Project Assistant, East Lothian Council (Closing Date: 14 November 2019) https://inclusionscotland.org/employability-intern/
For further information on the internship opportunities click on the links above.
IOM UN Migration Supporting Vulnerable People To Access The EU Settlement Scheme
The International Office for Migration in Scotland has set up an EUSS support service for vulnerable EU/EEA citizens and their families in Scotland, in partnership with COSLA.
IOM’s consortium project is one of a network of 57 organisations funded by the UK Home Office to deliver practical assistance to vulnerable or at-risk EU citizens and their family members, and to provide them with end-to-end support to apply. Across the network, organisations aim to support an estimated 200,000 people who may be marginalised or in need of help to access the Scheme .
For more information about this project click here.