Support Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A national social care charity in Scotland is seeking a Support Practitioner to help vulnerable individuals achieve their personal goals. The role involves providing both practical and emotional support, fostering community involvement, and promoting individuals' aspirations. No prior experience is required, as full training will be provided. Candidates should have a full UK Drivers Licence and essential IT skills. This position offers extensive training, a pension scheme, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

35 holiday/public holidays days per year

Pension Scheme with employer contribution

Extensive training and development opportunities

Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare

Qualifications

• No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided.
• A full UK Drivers Licence is required.
• IT skills are essential for all vacancies.

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals to provide practical and emotional support.
• Encourage personal outcomes in daily activities.
• Support individuals to become active community members.

Skills

Compassion

Emotional support

Community involvement

IT skills

Job description

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 Ayrshireare 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.

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 ScotlandSouth Ayrshire

Turning Point ScotlandSouth Ayrshiredeliversservices to peoplewithLearning Disabilities,on theAutistic SpectrumandwithMental Healthneeds. We have been successfully supporting adults in SouthAyrshire since2004.

Supports are eithercommunity basedor within the persons own home. People are supported to become active members of their community through accessing local resources, building on skills,maintainingand developing friendships,employment opportunities and working towards agreed outcomes.

Each individualhas a committed staff team who work together to deliver a bespoke person-centred package to meet the individual’sneeds achieving agreed outcomes. Wefocus onenabling individuals tomeettheir aspirations,develop new skills, increase self-esteemand 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.

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 aSupport 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, emotional and wellbeing.

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

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 basedassessment
  
• 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 Drivers Licence Required.

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.