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Location: Granton
Contract Type: Pool Worker
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We are looking for a fun loving female to join our organised dynamic team, to support a gorgeous bubbly mature lady, who has a learning disability and some physical disabilities, when out and about she uses a wheelchair, but at home she’s walking around with help of a walker.
Location: Willowbrae
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We are currently seeking 1 or 2 female* personal assistants to join a team of PAs who support a woman who lives in the Willowbrae area of Edinburgh with small shift patterns during the day from 2.5 hours to 4 hours.
Location: Craigmillar (SOT)
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We have a vacancy for female* PA to join the team that support a young woman who lives in Craigamillar for 16 hours per week.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
Would you like to make a difference in the life of a very sociable young lady who has just taken a huge step in her life? She has recently moved to a house with a garden that she has wanted for a long time and is looking for one more male or female PA who is enthusiastic, committed and will take time to understand her.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We are recruiting for two Personal Assistants to join our Wellbeing and Support Team at Thistle Foundation Head Office.
Location: Central Edinburgh
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
A sociable young woman that we support requires an enthusiastic, committed female staff member to help her enjoy her life and connect with her community. This is a maternity cover post until October 2021.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We are looking for a male PA to join the team of a lively young man who receives 24/7 support from Thistle. He is full of energy and life and needs someone similar to help him through his day.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We have a vacancy for a new female team member to join the team of PAs that support a lady who lives in Craigmillar.
Location: Broomhouse
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 08 March 2021
Overview:
We are currently looking for male or female personal assistants to become part of the team supporting a young man in his twenties.
Location: Leith
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 31 January 2021
Overview:
We are looking for a PA to support a very straightforward and highly educated man who works as an engineer and needs assistance with his computer and around complex care tasks due to spinal cord injury. This is a great opportunity if you would like to become skilled at complex care duties and challenge yourself to change someone else’s life.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 07 February 2021
Overview:
We have a vacancy for a male or female Personal Assistant to join a team of PAs who support a very busy man who lives with his beloved cat in his own home in Craigmillar.
This gentleman needs a level of assistance with everyday tasks such as shopping, cooking and housework.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
Closing Date: 07 February 2021
Overview:
We have a full time vacancy for a male or female Personal Assistant to join the team that supports an active man who lives in his own home in Craigmillar.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 14 February 2021
Overview:
We are looking for a Personal Assistant to support a man who is proud of his appearance and of the way he looks. He is sociable but cautious and likes routines. He also loves a good chat and is approachable. For him it is very important to have good staff and takes time to trust new members of staff, although he will engage well and will try to get to know them.
Location: Leith
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 14 February 2021
Overview:
We are a young professional couple living together in the Leith/Newhaven area of Edinburgh. We are looking for a new Personal Assistant (male or female) to join our team of dedicated PAs employed by Thistle Foundation.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time, Fixed Term, Pool Worker
Closing Date: 09 May 2021
Overview:
We currently have vacancies for Personal Assistants (Support Workers) to join our existing teams.
We are looking for a people to fill a variety of roles. This can include personal care, driving, and sleepovers/waking nights.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 21 February 2021
Overview:
A young woman in her early 30’s has recently moved into her own home in Craigmillar.
She is looking for one more member to join her team of female* personal assistants who will support her in her everyday life, 24 hours a day on a 2:1 basis.
Location: Granton
Contract Type: Pool Worker
Closing Date: 28 February 2021
Overview:
We are looking for a fun loving female to join our organised dynamic team, to support a gorgeous bubbly mature lady, who has a learning disability and some physical disabilities, when out and about she uses a wheelchair, but at home she’s walking around with help of a walker.
Location: Craigmillar (SOT)
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 01 March 2021
Overview:
Please note that a driving licence is essential for this position.
A young man who is supported on a 2:1 basis 24/7 by a team of 10 Personal Assistants has a vacancy.
Location: Broomhouse (SOT)
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 03 March 2021
Overview:
We are recruiting a new team of Wellbeing Practitioners for someone that we have not started working with yet. We will need to recruit a balanced team to work with someone to support them to transition in to their own home as they have been in shared accommodation.
