Assistant Service Coordinator

Turning Point Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A social care charity in Scotland seeks an Assistant Service Co-ordinator to provide individualised support to vulnerable adults. This full-time role requires candidates to hold a Full UK Driving Licence and possess IT skills. Responsibilities include offering emotional and practical support to help individuals achieve personal outcomes, engage in meaningful activities, and participate in the community. The organization values compassion and inclusion, and offers extensive training opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Learning and development courses

Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services

Pension Scheme with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence is required.
• IT skills are required for all vacancies.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals.
• Encourage individuals to achieve personal outcomes.
• Assist with daily life activities, including safety and community involvement.

Skills

Compassion

Emotional support

Community involvement

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Overview

Post: Assistant Service Co-ordinator - Full UK Driving Licence is Required

Service: South Ayrshire

Based: South Ayrshire

Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Step Up - Come join our team

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in South Ayrshire are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity providing services to people with addictions, learning disabilities, mental health issues, those in the criminal justice system and those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Turning Point Scotland – South Ayrshire delivers services to people with Learning Disabilities, on the Autistic Spectrum and with Mental Health needs. We have been successfully supporting adults in South Ayrshire since 2004.

Supports are either community based or within the person’s own home. People are supported to become active members of their community through accessing local resources, building on skills, maintaining and developing friendships, employment opportunities and working towards agreed outcomes.

Each individual has a committed staff team who work together to deliver a bespoke person-centred package to meet the individual’s needs achieving agreed outcomes. We focus on enabling individuals to meet their aspirations, develop new skills, increase self-esteem and get the most out of life.

The support we provide is always person centred; we involve people who know the person well, including family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

We value the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity as part of our team. We offer full support in completing your application.

Role and responsibilities

As an Assistant Service Co-ordinator, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of daily life, including keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

Please note that IT skills are required for all vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

Qualifications and requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence is required.
• IT skills are required for all vacancies.
• Q: Does the post include personal care? A: Yes
• Q: Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? A: Yes
• Q: Will the service users be involved in this process? A: No

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Turning Point Scotland has Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of people’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.

Benefits

• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
• Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holidays days per year

Additional information: Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes

Does the post include personal care? Yes

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? Yes

Will the service users be involved in this process? No

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.