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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
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: 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: Broomhouse
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full 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: 12 April 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: 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: Gorgie
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
Location: Leith
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
We have a 25 hour contract available for male or female personal assistants to join the team of PAs who support J.
Location: Barnton
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
We have a lovely part-time vacancy to join the team of female* Personal Assistants who support a 27 year old woman who adores dogs and cats.
Location: Slateford
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
We are looking for a positive and patient, male or female to join our team to support a lovely lady living in her own home. She has recently been discharged from hospital following a stroke.
This is an exciting time to join the team, supporting this lady back in her own home through her recovery.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
You will support a sociable, active and considerate gentleman in his sixties who loves going for walks and to the shops. He enjoys meeting people, fishing, current affairs, gardening, and motorbikes and can have really good conversations. Due to his injury this gentleman has a short memory impairment, although he is a good listener. This is a great opportunity if you are an active person with a positive attitude.
Location: Dalkeith
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 29 March 2021
Overview:
A middle aged gentleman is about to move into his own home in the Dalkeith area. He requires a new team to ensure he can live his life to the fullest. He enjoys exploring the surrounding areas of Lothian the Borders and Fife in his car (being a driver is essential for this post).
Location: Merchiston
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
We are looking for 2 females* to join our expanding team for a very bubbly lady who resides in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh this lady lives with Chrohns disease and has a learning disability.
Location: Merchiston
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
We are looking for someone to join our team supporting two neighbours who each have their own home.
Miss R loves cats and has her own who shares her home. She does very well at looking after her cat and in case she needs a little help, the cat has his own support plan!
The other lady we support has a great sense of humour. She is very caring and likes to look after those around her.
Location: Merchiston
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 2021
Overview:
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of two gentlemen?
You will support a sociable, active and considerate gentleman who loves going for walks, shopping for new music and exploring new places with his staff.
The other gentleman stays nearby and is a little quieter. He is a very intelligent man who enjoys collecting DVDS, CD’S, Books, Journals, including Greek and Nordic mythology.
Location: Broomhouse (SOT)
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: 12 April 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.
Location: Craigmillar
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term
Closing Date: 29 March 2021
Overview:
We are recruiting for two female Personal Assistants to join our Wellbeing and Support Team at Thistle Foundation Head Office on both a maternity and fixed term basis. A position within the wellbeing support team also entails a level of independent on-call response from home, including overnight. Shifts are agreed alongside the team on a rota basis. There is the potential for sleepovers.
