Care worker / Personal Assistant

Job Description

CARER NEEDED – MATERNITY COVER (UP TO 7 MONTHS)

Location: Strathblane Expected Start: Late August 2026 (exact date confirmed once maternity leave is finalised)

We are seeking a female carer/personal assistant to support a woman (41) with M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, living in a shared household with her mother (78).

This role involves gentle, paced support delivered calmly and respectfully.

Role Includes:

• Personal care (bed bathing, hair washing, assistance with dressing)
• Food preparation and simple home cooking
• General housework (cleaning, laundry, changing bedding)
• Help with weekly online grocery shopping and occasional phone calls
• Occasional wheelchair outings (garden and beyond)
• Optional support with car outings (training provided)
• Supporting a shared household, including light tasks for another adult family member

Requirements:

• Ability to follow a routine carefully and work slowly and calmly
• Gentle, patient, and caring nature
• Reliable and respectful
• Approximately 19 hours over 3 weekdays, between 10am and 5pm (exact schedule agreed at hiring)
• Breakfast and evening shifts may also be available (desirable but not required)

Other Information:

• No smoking inside the premises; smoking permitted only during breaks off the premises
• Household includes a cat
• Applications welcome from candidates available for all or part of the maternity cover period

This role has a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 due to the personal care needs of the client. Applications are invited from females only.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Care worker / Personal Assistant

Company: ILA Self Directed Support Forth Valley

Salary: Not specified

Hours: Part-time

Location: Strathblane, G63 1AA

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 24 Jul 2026

Closing date: 23 Aug 2026

Summary

CARER NEEDED – MATERNITY COVER (UP TO 7 MONTHS)

Location: Strathblane Expected Start: Late August 2026 (exact date confirmed once maternity leave is finalised)

We are seeking a female carer/personal assistant to support a woman (41) with M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, living in a shared household with her mother (78).

This role involves gentle, paced support delivered calmly and respectfully.

Role Includes:

• Personal care (bed bathing, hair washing, assistance with dressing)
• Food preparation and simple home cooking
• General housework (cleaning, laundry, changing bedding)
• Help with weekly online grocery shopping and occasional phone calls
• Companionship
• Occasional wheelchair outings (garden and beyond)
• Optional support with car outings (training provided)
• Supporting a shared household, including light tasks for another adult family member

Requirements:

• Previous care experience desirable but not essential
• Ability to follow a routine carefully and work slowly and calmly
• Gentle, patient, and caring nature
• Reliable and respectful
• Approximately 19 hours over 3 weekdays, between 10am and 5pm (exact schedule agreed at hiring)
• Breakfast and evening shifts may also be available (desirable but not required)

Hours & Pay:

• Approximately 19 hours over 3 weekdays, between 10am and 5pm (exact schedule agreed at hiring)
• Breakfast and evening shifts may also be available (desirable but not required)
• £13.45 per hour (employed position, paid via payroll/PAYE)

Other Information:

• No smoking inside the premises; smoking permitted only during breaks off the premises
• PPE provided
• Household includes a cat
• Applications welcome from candidates available for all or part of the maternity cover period

This role has a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 due to the personal care needs of the client. Applications are invited from females only.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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