Employment Experience:

Support Worker Care*u **/7 Jan 2020 to April 2020

I worked in Home Care, supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and some physical disabilities.

Support Worker Lifeways.

June 2019 to Nov 2019

During this period I was a sessional worker within a small house accommodating three people with varying disabilities plus there was a little outreach work supporting three further individuals in their own flats'.

Personal Assistant Phil Bain

May 2019 to Oct 2019

I worked some shifts for a gentleman with MS caring for him in his own home. He has since sadly passed away.

Personal Assistant Sean Glass

May 2016 to March 2020

I worked for a young gentleman who has severe Cerebral Palsy, I worked six hours each Sunday. Duties were to chat and keep him company, assist him with positioning, to take refreshments and computing on his tablet.

Housekeeper / Mother’s Help Jana Macneil

January 2016 to September 2016

I worked for a very nice family with 4 young children, 2 of the children were on the Autistic

Spectrum, main duties were vacuuming, dusting, cleaning of the bathrooms, cooking dinner for all the family and some childcare.

Relief PA Amanda Beech

February 2016 to October 2016

I worked for a lady who has Cerebral Palsy, she works in an office environment and my duties were to give her general help and assistance while she was working, this was ad hoc work at times when her usual PA was not available.

Security Officer Beecraigs Country Park

May 1998 to July 2014

My duties included foot and mobile patrols, cleaning the boats on the Trout fishing loch, dealing with the anglers and completing the associated paperwork, litter picking, closing car parks and other buildings. Other duties included some DIY and gardening.

Personal Assistant CSV Volunteer

September 1991 to June 1992

Duing this period I assisted a young disabled gentleman whom has Muscular Dystrophy. My main duties were to assist him with his studies at Napier, I also acted as his Scribe during final exams which he happily passed.

Extra information:

As a young lad my Mum was diagnosed with MS, we were allocated an adapted bungalow adjacent to a residential home for people with disabilities, we visited there on a regular basis and made many friendships.

Later in life I worked for five years as a Branch Manager for William Hill, at this time I found myself unhappy and disillusioned with living in London so decided on a change of direction, I volunteered with CSV and was posted to Edinburgh where I assisted a young disabled gentleman with his studies at Napier where he was studying for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource management, I also acted as his scribe during final exams, which happily he passed. I then decided to stay in Edinburgh and now live in West Lothian.

More recently, In November 2014 I attended the two day course for PA’s at LCIL in Edinburgh, since that time I have had several jobs in that capacity and have gained very valuable experience.

I am a non-smoker, car driver/owner and have PVG membership.

My hobbies and interests include animals (caring for my gorgeous Bengal cat), music, TV, cooking, computing, ten-pin bowling, snooker, pool and a bit of gardening. I also occasionally help out with a dog-walking business.

I have worked for a very nice family with four children as a Housekeeper / Nanny, the two boys were on the Autistic Spectrum. As I enjoyed that work so much I decided to register as a Nanny, I then helped a single Mum with childcare for her 11 year old son who has behavioural and emotional problems, but sadly after several weeks she could not afford to pay me.

Over a 1 year period I worked numerous shifts for a service in Edinburgh supporting individuals with addictions, mental illness and learning disabilities. There was a degree of criminal justice and challenging behaviour to this work, this was via an agency.

These past three months I have worked shifts for a company called care4u 24/7, whilst I very much enjoyed working with the clients this was a bad experience for me as twice I had cause to contact the Care Inspectorate and I handed in my notice.

I I'm have SSSC registration from Friday 16.3.18.

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