Weekend Personal Assistant (Ref: SDS/JM/328414)
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.60 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2025 |
| Location: | Saline, Dunfermline |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Self Direct Support Options Fife |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SDS/JM/328414 |
Summary
Location: Saline, Dunfermline
Hours: 3 per week (flexible day; can bank hours for full-day outings)
Rate: £12.60 per hour
Contract: Permanent
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Weekend Personal Assistant to support a bright, energetic 10-year-old boy with a passion for engines, racing, and outdoor fun. He is autistic and experiences anxiety around touch and sequencing but thrives with gentle, engaging guidance.
Initial visits will focus on building rapport close to home. Once a connection is established, outings such as parks or go-karting can be arranged.
Duties Include:
• Encouraging and participating in activities
• Exploring and nurturing his interests (especially mechanical and racing-related)
• Suggesting fun ideas
Requirements:
• PVG Scheme membership (essential under April 2025 legislation)
• Driver required (due to location)
• A fun, friendly, patient personality
• Some experience working with children or autism preferred
To Apply:
Please send your CV quoting the reference SDS/JM/328414 along with a short paragraph about yourself to recruitment@sdsoptionsfife.org.uk or by post to SDS Options (Fife), DPHS Fife, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2AL
Please Note: SDS Options Fife is advertising this vacancy on behalf of the client and is not the employer.
Hours: 3 per week (flexible day; can bank hours for full-day outings)
Rate: £12.60 per hour
Contract: Permanent
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Weekend Personal Assistant to support a bright, energetic 10-year-old boy with a passion for engines, racing, and outdoor fun. He is autistic and experiences anxiety around touch and sequencing but thrives with gentle, engaging guidance.
Initial visits will focus on building rapport close to home. Once a connection is established, outings such as parks or go-karting can be arranged.
Duties Include:
• Encouraging and participating in activities
• Exploring and nurturing his interests (especially mechanical and racing-related)
• Suggesting fun ideas
Requirements:
• PVG Scheme membership (essential under April 2025 legislation)
• Driver required (due to location)
• A fun, friendly, patient personality
• Some experience working with children or autism preferred
To Apply:
Please send your CV quoting the reference SDS/JM/328414 along with a short paragraph about yourself to recruitment@sdsoptionsfife.org.uk or by post to SDS Options (Fife), DPHS Fife, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2AL
Please Note: SDS Options Fife is advertising this vacancy on behalf of the client and is not the employer.