SH WN EL, personal assistant required

We are looking for two enthusiastic fun loving people to join our team, looking after a young man, with learning disabilities in his own home in Haddington.

Applicants must have a jolly sense of humor and be willing to work as part of the team/extended family, driving licence preferred but not essential. If you think this is you then please apply as soon as possible.

Post 1 is for 14.75 hours per week.

Post 2 is for 30 hours per week and 3 sleepovers per month.

There may be occasional overtime to cover staff annual leave.

Hourly Rate £9.35.

Sleepover Rate £78.48.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

To apply please send in your CV to pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and quote job reference SH WN EL.

 

 

MMT 1, Female Personal Assistant required to work in Longniddry

Rate of pay is £11 per hour.

A Female Personal Assistant (PA) is needed to provide personal care and support for an active and mobile 82 year old lady with dementia. Mary has a lively personality and enjoys music, singing and meeting people but needs help with eating, dressing and toileting and for getting out of the house or go for walks and other activities.

The PA should have experience of caring; be friendly and approachable and have a good sense of humour, as well as being reliable, trustworthy and punctual and should be educated to secondary level; be able to communicate clearly; be able to work without close supervision; be a good organiser; have management skills; good interpersonal and negotiation skills; be a creative problem-solver, have advocacy skills and be aware of the need for risk management for the elderly.

In addition, the PA should have experience and understanding of person-centred work with dementia sufferers. They should be flexible, non-judgemental, be able to recognise work and personal boundaries, be a team worker who enjoys a challenge and be persistent in carrying out the allocated tasks and achieving the goals. They should have experience of lifting and handling.

It is essential that the postholder be a driver and have the use of a car. It would be advantageous if the postholder lived in East Lothian or was within easy traveling distance of Longniddry.

The post involves working a total of 14 hours per week, with additional opportunities to cover staff Sickness and Annual Leave and an increase in hours as they become available. Shifts to be negotiated.

The successful candidate will join a small team. Annual training is provided.

The rate of pay is £11 per hour. Please apply as soon as possible by either sending in your CV or completing and returning an application form.

For more information and an application form, please obtain an application pack. This can be downloaded from HERE or by emailing pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and quoting reference MMT 1. Alternatively, you can call 0131 475 2558, quote reference MMT 1 and leave your contact details.

You can send in your CV either by email to pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and quote reference MMT 1 or post to MMT 1 Recruitment, LCIL, Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY.

AH WN EL, Personal Assistants (PA) required

Rate of pay is £10.50 per hour.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one or two PA to work with and support a young person with autism who lives with her family in North Berwick.

The role will be wide and varied, details of which are outlined in the job description.

Above all else it will be important that the successful candidate(s) establishes a good rapport with the young person and their family. Experience of working with young people with autism is desirable but not essential. A willingness to learn techniques that work well for individuals with autism is key. It is however essential that the post-holder has a general interest in music. The postholder could be required to drive the young person’s motability car so a clean full driving license would be useful but not essential.

There are 25 hours per week to either be shared by two PA or given to one PA.   Hours will be flexible and will be negotiated with the successful candidate(s). please state in your application the minimum and maximum hours you would be willing to take. Applications from people looking for part time work welcome.

If you think you can make a difference to this young person’s life then please either send in your CV or submit a completed application form as soon as possible.

Please note that the job will be offered subject to satisfactory references.

If sending in your CV, please email to pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and quote reference AH WN EL.

To get an application form and job description please obtain an application pack. This can be downloaded from  AH WN EL ap pack 13 Jan 2021  or by emailing pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and quoting reference AH WN EL. Alternatively, you can phone 0131 475 2558, quote reference AH WN EL and leave your contact details.

Job Ref MG WN EL, personal Assistants (PA) required

Rate of pay £11 per hour.

Elderly Lady with Dementia and poor mobility is currently looking for assistance with everyday living at home.

We require a caring assistant with a good understanding of the illness, is reliable, honest, a good time keeper together with a good sense of humour.

A car driver is an essential part of this position as the job is in Pencaitland, East Lothian, and there is no public transport to the job.

The postholder will join a small staff team and days and shifts can vary but length of shifts will be 1 to 1.5 hours. There are a total of 28 hours in the week that need shared by at least 2 PA. Please state in your application how many hours and days you wish to work. Applications from people looking for part time work, ie less than 15 hours per week, welcome.

As the lady has very poor mobility assistance is required with all day to day living.

· Getting in and out of bed

· Toileting & Bathing

· Dressing

· Administering Medication

· Preparing & Serving Meals (includes light Kitchen duties)

· There will also be times when sitting down listening and chatting will be of benefit to the lady.

Lastly, we are looking for someone who is Dog Friendly.

To apply please send in your CV as soon as possible to pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and remember to quote reference MG WN EL.

RB WN EL, Personal Assistant/s Required

A gentleman, who lives independently in North Berwick currently recovering from a stroke, is looking for either one or two Personal Assistants (PA) to help him with domestic and social support.

The employer had a stroke in March 2017 and has speech/communication difficulties as a result. This post would therefore suit a person who is interested in/studying speech and language therapy. This is not an essential requirement, but the employee must be willing to learn how to communicate effectively with the employer.

The gentleman also has reduced mobility as a result of his stroke and attends a physical rehab programme where he works very hard to improve his mobility. Therefore, this post would also suit someone who is interested in/studying physiotherapy. Again, this is not an essential requirement.

The gentleman is looking for either one or two Personal Assistants to cover a total of 14 hours per week between them. Please state in your application the maximum and minimum hours you would be able to do.

It may be that one employee is responsible for one set of tasks, and the other employee is responsible for another set of tasks. This would be discussed at interview (i.e. Local/domestic duties and Edinburgh-based rehab and social activities)

Please see the full job description for more information.

Quote from previous employee: “This role has been ideal for me over the last 11 months while I have been studying. I have learnt a lot about how stroke can affect all aspects of life and it has been great supporting my employer to make improvements in his post-stroke recovery. No two days are the same in this role and the days are always interesting and enjoyable.”

Rate of pay is £9.65 per hour.

To apply either send in your CV or complete and return an application form as soon as possible.

For more information and an application form please obtain an application pack. This can be downloaded from RB WN EL ap pack 4 August 2020.      or by emailing pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk and quoting reference RB WN EL. Alternatively, you can call 0131 475 2558, quote reference RB WN EL and leave your contact details.

CV should quote reference RB WN EL and either emailed to pajobs@lothiancil.org.uk or posted to RB WN EL recruitment, LCIL, Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY.

Relief Personal Assistants Required

Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL) is a user controlled organisation which supports disabled people, people with long-term conditions and older people, to live independently in their communities.

We are looking for locally based, self-employed Personal Assistants (PA) to join our team of PA’s across Edinburgh and the three Lothians.  Our PA’s are available on an ad-hoc basis, who support people at our workshops and peer support groups.

The role can include:

• meeting and welcoming people as they arrive
• serving refreshments
• assisting them with lunch
• assistance with note taking or written tasks as required

We welcome applications from people who are reliable and attentive, non-judgemental and can work discreetly. Good communication skills are essential. Experience is not essential as training can be provided.

Hours required are generally during the daytime eg. 10am until 2.30pm and PA’s are paid an hourly rate of £9.75.

For further information please contact: Lyn Pornaro, SDS Programme co-ordinator email: lyn.pornaro@lothiancil.org.uk

Alternatively, you can download a job description and an application form.