Support Practitioner

Jobtrain Solutions; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Cumbernauld is seeking Support Practitioners to assist individuals in daily living activities. Responsibilities include meal preparation, attending appointments, and providing personal care. Candidates should be empathetic, great communicators, and adaptable. A full UK driver's license is required. Join a dynamic team that values the well-being of its community members and offers opportunities for professional development and meaningful work.

Benefits

Funding for driving lessons

SSSC registration fee reimbursement

Access to funded qualifications

Professional development opportunities

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driver's license with at least one year of driving experience.
• Empathetic personality with a warm, friendly demeanor.
• Ability to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in daily living activities for young and older individuals.
• Assist in meal preparation, attending appointments, shopping, and medication administration.
• Help support a routine that encourages participation in hobbies and community activities.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving

Flexibility

Job description

We’re now on the look out for our 2026 future stars! Our #TeamNLCumbernauld are on the lookout for respectful, patient, and understanding individuals with great attention to detail to join their team as Support Practitioners on a permanent part-time basis.

This role will cover the Cumbernauld area of North Lanarkshire where you’ll be supporting young people in community settings and older people in their own homes.

The Role and the people you will support

As a Support Practitioner, you’ll provide support in all aspects of daily living, including meal preparation, attending appointments, going shopping, maintaining their home, personal care and administering medication.

With a focus on building and maintaining independence, you’ll take an active part in helping support a daily routine to help pursue their hobbies. The people we support enjoy a busy social life and love getting involved in their community going swimming, bowling and out to the cinema. They also attend art therapy and exercise glasses with a keen interest in video gaming!

For this role, we will need you to have a full UK manual drivers licence with at least one year experience on the roads.

About You

You don't need experience to start your career with us; we recruit on values and transferrable skills. We'll pay you for your training and give you all the practical skills you’ll need. We'll even put you through your SVQ qualification too!

To be a great Support Practitioner, you will:

• be a naturally empathetic person with a warm, friendly personality
• have an understanding of good team working and accountability
• be able to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with different people
• be an excellent communicator and problem-solver
• be confident in using IT to enhance the support you provide
• confident in assisting with behaviours that challenge in a safe, dignified manner and using Positive Behaviour Support strategies
• have good organisational and general administrative skills
• be reliable and flexible to meet the needs of the people we support

Shift Patterns

As we’re dedicated to provide tailored support, shifts vary from 5 to 8 hours typically starting from 9am 7 days a week and include weekends and public holidays.

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, there are some other great perks you will 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

Do you have any questions? To find out more, please contact Ann Crainieon 01236 918800.

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.

We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible so reserve the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

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.