Personal Assistant

Please note that Capability Scotland is not the employer, but acting on our client's behalf, who is the employer.

Joseph is an 89-year-old gentleman who lives alone in Dumfries and has recently been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Joseph is in the early stages of his condition and is still relatively independent which is positive. However, due to the nature of MND this will change over time, and he will be unable to carry out most daily living tasks unfortunately. At this stage, we are looking to recruit a PA for 10 hours weekly for meal prep support and to help dress Joseph each morning, with the view of increasing those hours (if available) to meet Joseph’s care needs when his condition begins to deteriorate further. Joseph enjoys spending time with family and friends. Furthermore, Joseph especially likes to be outside and socialising as often as he can.

 Duties –

• Personal care duties required i.e. meal preparation, supporting to get dressed in the morning
• Provide any assistance to client as required

 Person Spec

• Reliable
• Experience in Adult Care
• Strong character
• Great sense of humour
• Ability to use own initiative
• Flexible
• Person-centred approach
• Patient and sensitive to client’s needs
• Cheerful/positive individual
• Trustworthy
• Good communicator

Hours of work

• 10 hours per week – 1 hour every morning to support getting dressed and the other times/days can be discussed

 Terms of the role

• £12.00 per hour
• Paid annual leave
• PVG required