Support Practitioner

Jobtrain Solutions; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care organization in Bishopbriggs is seeking female Support Practitioners to provide essential support to individuals with diverse needs. This role involves daily living assistance, meal preparation, and encouraging personal goals. Applicants should possess good communication skills and a caring attitude; training will be provided for SVQ qualifications. Enjoy a rewarding environment where your work genuinely improves lives, coupled with excellent perks, including 26 days of annual leave, driving lesson funding, and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Funding for driving lessons

Reimbursement of SSSC registration fees

Access to funded qualifications

Career progression opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on various services and products

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn about the interests of others.
• Ability to provide person-centered care effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living activities.
• Encourage individuals to express their views and wishes.
• Assist in meal preparation and medication administration.

Skills

Good listening and communication skills

Caring attitude

Positive approach to learning

Ability to cook

Education

SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification

Job description

We're now looking for our new future stars, so if you're looking for a new job for 2026 that will bring you satisfaction like no other, look no further as we have some great opportunities for female Support Practitioners to join our fantastic TeamAColtPark in Bishopbriggs on a permanent basis.

Our team and the individuals you'll support

You will be joining a dedicated team of Support Practitioners providing support to 4 individuals with varying support needs. The people we support enjoy a variety of activities including cooking especially Indian cuisine, being out and about exploring new places and socialising when their busy schedules allow! Our aim is to enable the people we support to live a fulfilling and valued life, where they can achieve their own personal goals and aspirations.

Taking an active role in the planning and delivery of person-centred care, you will support and encourage the people we support to express their views and wishes. You’ll play a crucial role in supporting these individuals with all aspects of daily living, including cooking, some aspects of personal care, meal preparation, administering medication and the management of personal finances.

About You

At Cornerstone we don’t recruit on experience and qualifications. We’re more interested in what you as a person will bring to our team! We’ll pay you for your training and give you all the practical skills you’ll need to build a career within the Health & Social Care sector. We’ll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and your yearly SSSC registration fees too!

All we'll need you to bring is:

• Good listening and communication skills
• A caring attitude and approach
• A positive approach to learning
• Willing to learn the interests of others and find new ways to explore these
• The ability to cook (baking would be a bonus too!)

Shift Patterns

Our friendly team provides support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our shift patterns consists of mostly mid shifts 10am until 5pm, however there may time we’ll need you to cover a sleepover shift which is 10am until 10am the following day.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

Along with hosting annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, here are some of the great perks you’ll receive when you join our team:

• You’ll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy – it often doesn't feel like work
• Your job actually changes and improves lives – you’ll make a difference in your local community
• We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
• No uniform – we wear our own casual clothes
• We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
• We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
• Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
• Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
• Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
• 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
• Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
• Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few

Have any questions?

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Lorraine Wilson on 07463453229.

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can’t wait to hear from you! We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy. If you’re successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.

Please note – If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre‑employment checks.

Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.

*For this position female is an Occupational Requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.