Personal Assistant in Orkney ID3902

Orkney Gin Company; Kirkwall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading social care charity in Kirkwall is seeking Personal Assistants to support individuals with learning disabilities. This role offers flexible part-time or full-time hours and values-based recruitment without requiring prior care experience. You will work collaboratively to ensure the well-being and aspirations of those supported are met. Join us to make a positive impact in the community with an organization dedicated to creating equal opportunities.

Benefits

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• No prior experience in care required; values-based recruitment.
• Must share values to support individuals with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to achieve their aspirations and wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively within a bespoke team.

Skills

Commitment to supporting others

Dedication

Ability to work collaboratively

Job description

Salary Advertising Salary £15.92 per hour (£12.82 per hour plus £3.10 Orkney Island Supplement)

Part or Full time including flexible working

Are you interested in working for an award winning social care charity?

Enable creates a bespoke team around every individual we support, and our team of Personal Assistants work collaboratively to ensure the safety, wellbeing and aspirations of the people we support are met.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

The people we support have many varied interests and hobbies and have many of the same dreams and aspirations as we do; they just too often do not get the opportunity to experience these same opportunities. A career withEnable is as rewarding as it is diverse, Personal Assistants at their best have the potential to truly bring out the best in the people we support.

Enable is happy to offer a flexible approach to contracted hours, shift patterns and shift times that can work around childcare and other commitments.

Enable offer a bespoke induction and shadowing process for each of the people we support. If you would like any additional information, please contact the Enable office for more details- 01856 870080

About You

If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support others get the most out of life; then please apply now!

Enable needs you and your values to help us create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

You don’t need experience in care to start your social care career with Enable. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills. Wherever your journey has taken you up until now, join us, and together we will forge a new path in what could potentially be the most rewarding role you have ever had!

About Us

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

We believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*
• Blue Light Card

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment processis based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

*terms & conditions apply

Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 24 December 2025.