Personal Assistant/Support Worker – 10/Dalry/AF 29/04/2026 Dalry
Job Description
Personal Assistant/Support Worker – 10/Dalry/AF 29/04/2026 Personal Employer Dalry
Title: Personal Assistant/Support Worker (Part time)
Hours: 10 hours per week (40 hours over a 4 week period)
Days/Hours: Flexible; may include weekend work – discuss at interview.
Pay: £14.59 per hour
Location: Dalry (family home)
Responsibilities
- Provide support and companionship to a young woman with Autism, maintaining confidentiality.
- Encourage and accompany her to community activities such as bowling, cinema, coffee/lunch outings, and more.
- Assist in attending drama classes at CentreStage in Kilmarnock and support her enjoyment of TV dramas and soaps.
- Support her volunteering with animals; must be an animal lover, especially cats.
- Help with personal grooming: hair, makeup and nails.
- Support life skills development including shopping, budgeting, meal preparation and cooking.
- Oversee medication management, including prompting and record keeping (Medication Training required).
Qualities
- Young at heart, friendly, cheery personality and easy going.
- Calm, supportive, proactive and encouraging in a positive way.
- Reliable, trustworthy, with strong communication skills.
- Possesses similar interests to foster conversation about her hobbies.
- Good knowledge of social media.
- Good understanding of anxiety and the ability to recognize or provide support with its symptoms.
Training
- Medication training (prompting and record keeping) – provided by the employer.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience supporting young adults with Autism (preferred).
- Good understanding of anxiety and the ability to recognise or provide support with its symptoms.
- Valid driver’s licence; ownership of a car and business insurance.
- Travel allowance will be provided; mileage costs covered for work related travel.
- Must undergo a new PVG Disclosure (or update) and provide two reference contacts prior to appointment.
- 6 month probationary period with 1 week notice if the role does not work out during that period.
