Personal Assistant

We’re looking for bold and remarkable people who care. Can you make a difference to the lives of disabled people? 

We are looking for a Personal Assistant to support an outgoing, colourful, visually impaired and immunosuppressed 24 year old male who lives in the Thornhill area of Dumfries and Galloway. The support required consists of transporting and accompanying him to volunteer jobs, with opportunities to support him to attend comedy gigs and Anime events.  Monitoring of health and wellbeing. Time management and promoting of organisational skills within the home. 

Working with  this young person:

•  £12 per hour 
• Hours per week: minimum 16 hours per week plus holiday pay / hours. 
• Open minded with a good sense of humour necessary. 
• Patient and caring nature. 
• Flexible Working Hours, Monday to Thursday. 
• This post is subject to a satisfactory PVG check 

 Applying to Work with this person: 

 Applying to work with this person 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. 

A full job description of this role is available by clicking here:Job Description - Thornhill June 2024

For more information on this role, you can call Anne on 07395794168/01387403108 using reference PA165AM. 

 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.