14 Jobs found

Haddington-based disabled lady looking for some personal assistants to support her with daily living, including help with cats.Rate of pay is £12.15 per hour.Your job will be to help the lady to do what she wants. This could be going to the park, cafes, shopping, go to appointments, or spend a relaxing time at the local leisure centre for a sauna. You could help her to have a rummage in charity shops or go to the theatre or cinema. She may just want company whilst she is watching her favourite Disney films or listening to true crime on audible.The job will involve personal care and domestic duties. It is a must that you are an animal lover as the employer has three cats and may need support to look after them.The employer is looking for someone with experience in care and it would be helpf...

Looking for a part-time personal assistant with car to support an independent middle-aged disabled woman. Providing general assistance when she spends time with her two children, and also helping the woman one half-day a week without her children.Fridays would involve collecting the woman with her walker from Inverleith and driving to Tranent, East Lothian to collect her children, then spending time in East Lothian or driving back to her flat in Edinburgh. Cooking food while she spends time with her children (age 5&10,) and helping the mother with the children's bedtime routine and finishing at 9pm. The woman uses a walker but prefers to take an arm when appropriate. Other tasks involve assistance with household admin, computer and TV issues (eg booking cinema tickets online, planning excu...

We’re currently looking for someone to help support our 9 year old son in Tranent. He’s disabled after a cancer diagnosis and brain injury when he was 3. He’s in mainstream school, uses a walking frame/wheelchair to get around and sometimes has delay processing information but he’s independent for a lot of day-to-day tasks. He’s also an absolute character! Loves doing all the usual things a child does at that age-cinema, swimming, parks, days out. He mainly needs assistance getting in and out his walker/wheelchair and assistance with toileting.We’re looking to employ someone for 3-4 hours at a weekend and for 7-8 hours a week during any school holidays. We’re really just looking for someone to take him out to do fun stuff so that we can get a bit of a break and so that my husband and I can...

A male or female personal assistant is required for an affable 64 year old man – he seems much younger – who is easy to get on with and who is good company, has good conversation and a pleasant character. The employer suffers from a rare genetic disorder (a sort of mild version of Downs Syndrome) but one that does have a real impact on his ability to organise and structure his life independently. However, many people would not recognise immediately that the employer has any disability. Because it is very rare, there are no established techniques for dealing with this type of disability. The previous carer has accepted another job offer.Availability and Pay The candidate would work with him for 6.25 hours a week. The work is paid at a rate of £15 an hour. Availability during weekdays is des...

Job Ref: HN WN WL Part-time Female Personal Assistant required to support young girl. Livingston area. £13.83 per hour.We are looking for someone who can visit two to three times a week for up to maximum of 10 hours per week in the afternoon in order to assist our young daughter. We can do with some assistance with:• engaging with our daughter and developing a trusting relationship with her• Assistance with showering• Assistance with providing medicines• Taking our daughter out for a walk• Organising her supplies• General assistance with some household workWe have ceiling hoist in her room and mobile hoist for moving our daughter in and out of her wheelchair. Experience of using a hoist is preferred but training can be provided.The role is for up to 10 hours per week, hours to be discussed...

Personal Assistant and Care worker wanted in Gilmerton, EH17 7APAt least BA, master degree or above Honest, calm, creative, patient and proactive Respectful and polite manner Be able to offer intellectual stimulation, or emotional and moral support. Interests in subjects like Literature, Biblical theology, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Maths, Medicine/Clinical, Nursing, Politics, Art, Law, Criminal Justice, Architecture, Herbology, Gardening, Interior design/Decor, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, etc.Employer loves learning new things/subjects and discussing interesting topics Non-smoker preferred. Main tasks Food shopping and cooking Personal hygiene care Maintain the house and gardens Reading and writing emails, letters, filling forms and paying bills ...

We are looking for someone reliable to look after our 11 year old son for 10 hours a week (although this role could be a job share with 5 hours each) on a Friday afternoon and or Saturday and or Sunday.Our son is autistic, deaf, has learning disabilities and is non-verbal. Our son is a lovely boy but needs constant supervision and is very sensory. He is very active and likes to go out and about e.g. walks, playground, buses, swimming etc - again with constant supervision. He has a few behaviours which need to be managed so we are looking for someone with previous experience. Finally he wears hearing aids but mainly uses limited BSL sign to communicate - experience of sign and deaf awareness would be a plus although training can be provided.As said we are willing to consider this role as a ...

Area: Portobello, EdinburghWorking Pattern: Full time Rates of pay: £15 Closing date: 3rd March, 4 pmBased in seaside Portobello, Edinburgh, my elderly parents are looking for a long-term, full-time carer from April to support them in their home and to get out and about locally. You will be available to work between 4-6 days per week to be agreed (no night shifts required) total 40-60 hours per week under a permanent contract (subject to probation period) with competitive salary and benefits including pension, paid holidays and sick leave. Live-in option available.If you’re looking for a long-term carer/companionship role, love cooking and cats, playing Scrabble, and going for ice cream, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll be skilled at drawing quiet people out of their shell, patient with ...

Looking for BSL Communication Support Workers……..This is an excellent an opportunity to join an established team of highly experienced communication support workers. We are looking for 3-4 more people (working towards level 2 British Sign Language -BSL) who have a solid understanding and working experience of autism to join our excellent team supporting our deaf, autistic 30yr old son and his autistic friend/flatmate, to move out of home into their own flat in Dalkeith, Midlothian. The flat is 30min bus ride from the centre of Edinburgh on No 3 bus. The tenancy has begun and we are aiming to increase the number of sleepovers as soon as possible with shadow shifts and in house training starting immediately. Neither of the guys have challenging behaviour. They are both very peaceful, cheerfu...

Active woman with learning difficulties living in her own home in Gifford, East Lothian, is looking for one or two female Personal Assistants to join a small existing team. The following hours need to be filled:Alternate weekends between 9:30 am Saturday to 5:00 pm Sunday. These hours could be filled by one or two workers splitting the shifts. Applications from people looking for 15 hours or less per week are welcome.In addition, there are separate vacancies for shifts during most of the school holidays, working between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm Mondays to Thursdays.Main duties would be to support her, where necessary, in her daily life, ensuring her safety and wellbeing.She has numerous interests and hobbies and enjoys sport. PAs need to assist her in her involvement and participation in these....

Rate of pay is £14.32 per hour for 11 hours per week.A blind mother of young children seeks a Personal Assistant for some social, domestic, and personal tasks.Underpinning the post is supporting mum to interact with the visual world. This includes guidance when doing outings so that the mother can assist her children to safely cross the roads and walk streets, play in the playground, and attend social activities and groups in the mornings. Also, needs assistance with cooking and giving guidance regarding children being safe in the kitchen.Will also include putting in eyedrops in eyes and assist with correspondence. Occasional tasks may include ironing and checking cleanliness of clothing.Postholder must be child friendly. Some experience of working with children and/or blind people would b...

Are you an enthusiastic, bubbly Personal Assistant? I am a vibrant and fun-loving lady, who perhaps fails to understand that she’s too old to be doing a full-time PhD! (in an exciting period of Scottish history!)After multiple leg and knee injuries, at present I am unable to stand for more than about five minutes, ditto am unable to walk more than distance of a few feet within my house. I am looking to fill multiple timeslots during days and early evenings each week for this at home help, enabling me to regain freedom and independence within own my home. Lucky enough to have lived in several European capitals, I really love Italian and French cuisine. But alas, I now am unexpectedly diagnosed with diabetes type two. So I am moving towards a vegan diet to quickly alleviate rapidly escalatin...

Part-time female Personal Assistant St LeonardsClosing date: open£12.32 per hour2 x 3.5 hour shifts between 9am - 3pm Mon - Sun (fixed days/times to be agreed)Permanent post 5.6 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)I'm a nice, creative woman who is housebound with neuroimmune illness and needs a kind, reliable and committed PA. This is a rewarding post for a caring person who enjoys vegetarian cooking and helping someone.Duties are primarily shopping for and preparing healthy veggie food which may need blending due to gastric issues.Main duties: Shop for and cook foodBring shoppingDomestic tasks like cleaning my small flat Trim very small gardenPick up prescriptions, take packages/collect from post office, unpack deliveries, recyclingPush wheelchair if I need to get to an appointmentAny other reas...

Job PostPersonal Care Assistant (PCA) - Musselburgh24 hours per week(possibility of one 24-hour shift or two 12-hour shifts)Rate of Pay: £14.20 per hourAbout the Role:A Clinical Research Scientist with Muscular Dystrophy, who uses a powered wheelchair, requires support to live independently in his own home in Musselburgh. He is seeking flexible and enthusiastic Personal Care Assistants to join his team, providing 24/7 care, and who enjoy theatre, film, cafes, exploring new places, and happy to join in family gatherings.Responsibilities:• Assisting with all aspects of personal care.• Supporting with domestic tasks.• Full training provided.What We Offer:• £14.20 per hour.• 24 hours per week (possibility of one 24-hour shift or two 12-hour shifts).• 4-weekly rota.• Paid annual leave and pensi...