Lead Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Dumbarton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local outreach service in Dumbarton is seeking a full-time Lead Practitioner to support individuals with diverse needs through practical and emotional assistance. This role requires strong compassion and IT skills, focusing on creating personalized care plans. Responsibilities include collaboration with professionals and fostering community involvement. The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a difference in vulnerable populations' lives while benefiting from extensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

123 Learning and development courses

29 eLearning courses

Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services

Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution

35 holiday/public holidays days per year

Qualifications

• Experience in providing practical and emotional support to individuals with a range of needs.
• Passion for helping vulnerable people and promoting community inclusion.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized support to adults with diverse needs.
• Work collaboratively with health and social work professionals.
• Encourage clients to achieve personal outcomes.

Skills

Compassion

Emotional support

IT skills

Education

Registered with the SSSC

Job description

West Dunbartonshire Overdose Response and Assertive Outreach Service

Type of service Drugs and Alcohol Service

Job Type Lead Practitioner

Hours of work Full time

Job Description

Post: Lead Practitioner

Service: West Dunbartonshire Intensive Assertive outreach Service

Based: West Dunbartonshire

Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week

Salary: £26,076-£29,144 (£13.55 - £15.15 per hour)

Contract: Permanent

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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 West Dunbartonshire Intensive Assertive Outreach Serviceare 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.

West Dunbartonshire Intensive Assertive Outreach Team provides Assertive Outreach and Intensive Case Management to support people currently experiencing problems with their alcohol and/or other drug use.

The assertive outreach approach offers a person-centred and flexible model of service.

The service adopts a “no wrong door” approach, with multiple points of entry, including self-referral and providing an out of hours response with some overlap to facilitate follow up engagement and referrals to mainstream services and offer short periods of support to those who’s needs are not being met.

This model is designed to take services throughout West Dunbartonshire to reach people who have traditionally struggled to engage, building a trusting relationship during this period.

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.

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 Lead 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.

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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Turning Point Scotland havePlatinum accreditationinInvestors 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.

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

Does the post include personal care? No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No

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.