Support Practitioner

Jobtrain Solutions; Dumbarton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring service organization in Dumbarton is looking for Complex Care Practitioners to support individuals with learning disabilities. This role involves assisting clients in achieving their personal goals, maintaining independence, and providing personal care. Candidates should have experience in health and social care, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to professional development. The position offers flexible working hours and support for necessary training and qualifications, fostering a rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Funding for training and qualifications

Reimbursement for SSSC registration fees

Qualifications

• Experience providing care to adults with learning disabilities.
• Confidence to work alone and manage challenging behaviors.
• Passion for delivering person-led care.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in managing their own tenancy.
• Encourage personal care and support health and wellbeing.
• Assist in engaging in meaningful activities.

Skills

Experience in providing care and support

Understanding of professional boundaries

Excellent communication skills

Numeracy skills for accurate record-keeping

Ability to manage challenging behaviors

Computer proficiency

Education

Commitment to achieving SVQ (SCQF level 7)

Job description

Are you looking for a new job that will give you satisfaction you'd struggle to find anywhere else whilst also making a difference?

We're on the lookout for caring, reliable and motivated people to join us in Dumbarton as Complex Care Practitioners on a permanent full-time or part-time basis. We also have relief contracts too if you are looking for something a bit more flexible.

The Role

Here at Cornerstone, the support that we provide is centred around assisting individuals to identify and work towards their goals. We work with them to develop personal plans that reflect their choices, support needs and capabilities.

You’ll become part of a fun and welcoming team supporting individuals to manage their own tenancy, increase and maintain their independence as well as encouraging them with personal care and their social, health and wellbeing needs.

The individuals we support all have different hobbies and interests, so you'll need you to bring creativity and enthusiasm to the role! You will support them with accessing leisure activities, engage in meaningful activities and take part in hobbies and interests that are important to them, both within their home and out in their local communities.

Being a Complex Care Practitioner is more than just a job, there’s no better feeling going home after every shift knowing that you’ve made a positive difference in someone’s life.

About You

Due to the complex care needs within our service, we’re looking for people who bring experience of providing care and support within the Health & Social Care sector who have the confidence to lone work and manage behaviours that can challenge.

We will also need you to bring a commitment to studying for and achieving an SVQ (SCQF level 7) and completing training and further qualifications which are identified as essential for our service. We will fund and support you with any training and qualifications you’ll need and we will even reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees!

To be a great Complex Care Practitioner, you’ll need: -

• Previous experience of providing care and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or of working in a forensic service
• An understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities
• A passion for delivering excellent person-led care and support
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, listening and written)
• Numeracy skills to ensure accurate records are kept
• The ability and confidence to deal with behaviours that can challenge
• A caring and professional attitude and approach
• A positive approach to learning
• Confidence in the use of computers

It would be great if you also have:-

• A full, clean driving license as some of the people we support have their own mobility cars and enjoy going out for drives (but this isn’t a deal breaker for the right candidates).

Shift Patterns

Typically, shift patterns will fall between the hours of 0800-2200 hours, but can vary on occasion if the individuals we support have events planned that they’d like to attend. Weekends, public holidays and waking nights will also form part your rota on a rotational basis. However, we appreciate the importance of a work life balance and offer flexibility where we can.

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.

Please note - If 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.

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.

Due to our teams continuing to provide support over the festive period, successful candidates may be contacted in the New Year

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