Job Reference: LCSSEPT01
We are looking for a reliable and experienced Personal Assistant (PA) to assist a lovely 17 year old so that she can attend college at Edinburgh College Sighthill Campus, three and a half days each week.
The days and hours are: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 8am to 3.30pm and Fridays 8am to 1pm in line with the college term dates (27.5 hours per week)
Hourly rate is £17-£18 per hour gross depending on experience.
Start date is asap. This role will be a temporary post to begin with to ensure this young person is happy attending college with a view to permanent up to the end of June 2026. It may restart again in August 2026.
This chatty and engaging young lady is in a wheelchair and needs her PA to stay with her and take her to classes. This role will also involve meeting her personal care needs. She has mobius syndrome, cerebral palsy and a learning difficulty. She loves music, is very chatty with a good sense of humour. She can be shy initially but very quickly warms to new people and loves company. She had spinal surgery last year and is able to take a few steps with her walker and adult support.
Although she has a gastronomy tube, this is only for night feeds: she enjoys food throughout the day with the tube feeds being a back up to keep a good weight. She wears pads and will need her pads changed as well as any other personal care needs met as stated in her care plan. She is visually impaired and registered blind.
The role will involve meeting her at her home (EH4) and travelling with her to college in the arranged taxi then staying with her to support her in class and travelling home again in the taxi.
This is a lovely role for a PA with the opportunity to support a young person to engage in further education and develop life skills.
A driver is not required but there is free parking at the family home.
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