Personal Assistant (Kirkintilloch) - GCIL ED JK / RC.01.26

Caring and reliable personal assistant required to support a gentleman, who is a wheelchair user, living in Kirkintilloch.
Your role will be to provide support to participate in social and leisure activities, such as going out for coffee or lunch, supporting the gentleman to pursue his love of photography and to attend exhibitions.
The gentleman is mostly independent with personal care, so minimal support is required.

8 hours per week (2 shift)
£14.50 per hour

Willing to accept applications from someone who has not previously worked in care. Any training required will be provided.

The employer is looking for people with availability in the afternoons and/or early evening.
Driver with licence required

If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process a member of GCIL East Dunbartonshire Team will be in touch to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law, such as paid holidays, statutory sick pay and pension enrolment (where eligible).

Please note this role is advertised by GCIL East Dunbartonshire on behalf of a Personal Employer, we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer's responsibilities.
GCIL East Dunbartonshire is the Self-Directed Support service based in East Dunbartonshire, providing information and assistance to enable all eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Scotland Act 2013.

GCIL East Dunbartonshire is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), which is an established Disabled People's Organisation, with many years of experience assisting people to maximise their preferred support needs.