Support Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 24,000 - GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A national social care charity in South Ayrshire is looking for a Support Practitioner to provide compassionate support to individuals with varying needs. In this role, you will assist individuals in achieving personal outcomes while ensuring their safety and wellbeing. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. Strong IT skills are required. The charity offers extensive training and development opportunities, making a real difference in people’s lives.

Benefits

Funded qualification in SVQ Social Services

Pension Scheme with employer contribution

35 holiday/public holiday days per year

Career Pathways for internal advancement

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Compassionate and respectful attitude towards individuals.
• No previous experience needed; full training provided.
• Willingness to obtain SSSC registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals.
• Encourage community involvement and personal outcome achievement.
• Assist with meaningful activities and personal care.

Skills

IT skills

Education

Registration with SSSC

Job description

Overview

Post: Support Practitioner Full UK Driving Licence essential

Service: South Ayrshire

Based: South Ayrshire

Hours: Full Time & Part Time Available

Salary: £24,242 - £25,264 (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!

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.

About Turning Point Scotland

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 do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Responsibilities

No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As a Support Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.

Qualifications

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

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

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Accreditations & Benefits

Turning Point Scotland have 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.

• 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

Full UK Driving Licence essential

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.