Personal Assistants Lisburn Families Support Services

Positive Futures is the leading charity for people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autistic spectrum condition and their families.

• Do you believe that people with disabilities have the same rights as everybody else?
• Do you believe they should have the same choices?
• Do you want a job where you can really make a difference?

We have these vacancies within our Family Support and Self Directed Support Services in Lisburn:

Personal Assistants

£8.50 per hour

Shifts are as and when required. Contracted hours may be available for those able to commit to regular and consistent support. Family support hours will mostly be between 2.30 and 8.30 pm, Monday to Friday and daytime hours at the weekend.  SDS hours may operate between 9am – 10pm throughout the 7-day week.

You will support adults and/or children with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autistic spectrum condition to take part in activities which meet their individual needs and aspirations. We provide social opportunities and a range of activities such as arts and crafts, cookery, swimming, sports, eating out, accompanying the people we support to the cinema or soft play area, bowling, and going to the shops. We pride ourselves on being a person-centred service and therefore our activities are planned around the likes, interests and abilities of the people we support.

You will need

• Experience of supporting individuals with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autistic spectrum condition
• A full driving licence and access to a car insured for business purposes* to transport people supported

* Consideration will be given to those candidates unable to meet this criteria due to a disability

To find out more, or apply online, please visit our website: www.positive-futures.net before midnight on 23 February 2020. 

Tel: 028 9147 5720

Registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (NIC101385)

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer

Positive Futures operates a Smoke Free workplace.