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Personal Assistant - Dunfermline - SDS/RM/328018

Job details
Posting date: 05 August 2025
Salary: £12.60 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 04 September 2025
Location: Dunfermline, Fife
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Self Direct Support Options Fife
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SDS/RM/328018

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Summary

Please note: Due to the personal care aspects of this role, this post is open to female applicants only, in line with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Hours: Up to 3 hours per week

Are you calm, caring, and good in a crisis? We’re looking for a warm, reliable Personal Assistant to support a lovely 9-year-old boy in Dunfermline.

He’s non-verbal and lives with autism and global developmental delay. He enjoys simple pleasures like swimming, walking, and playing at the park — though he may need a little encouragement some days. Occasionally, he uses a wheelchair and may become distressed without warning, so you'll need to stay calm and have creative ways to help him feel safe and settled.

This is a fantastic role for someone with a positive attitude, a caring nature, and a great sense of humour — someone who can truly make a difference.

What you’ll do:

- Provide personal care

- Offer gentle encouragement and support in activities

- Assist with occasional wheelchair use

- Help manage and de-escalate distress with patience and creativity

What we’re looking for:

- Experience in care and providing personal care

- Member of the PVG Scheme (or willing to join)

- A driver is preferred

- Someone calm under pressure, flexible, and fun

To apply:

Send your CV quoting the reference SDS/RM/328018 to recruitment@sdsoptionsfife.org.uk or post it to SDS Options (Fife) DPHS Fife, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2AQ

Please note: SDS Options Fife is advertising this vacancy on behalf of our client. We are not the employer and cannot endorse any applicant or employer.

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