Personal Assistant Sessional

Job Overview

Location: Edinburgh

Contract: Sessional

Pay: £13.45 hourly

Job description: Personal Assistants (Support Workers) play a critical role in supporting individuals with learning disabilities. They provide personal care, moving and handling, positive behavioural support and help expand social networks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, moving and handling, and positive behavioural support.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure the safety, wellbeing and aspirations of clients are met.
• Support individuals to achieve their goals and outcomes throughout the day.
• Engage in activities that reflect the person’s interests, such as sewing, baking, horse riding, swimming or hill walking.

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt communication style to build successful and enjoyable relationships with supported people.
• Commitment to work with individuals through their personal support plans to help them achieve goals and celebrate successes.
• Positive and flexible outlook; able to work independently and as part of a team.

Other Information

Experience in care is not required; values and transferable skills are valued.

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