Support Practitioner

Job Description

Service: Prestwick

Based: Prestwick

Salary: £10.83 - £11.39 per hour, rising to £11.12 in your first year of service

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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 Prestwick are 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.

Our service provides support to adults with learning and physical disabilities across South Ayrshire enabling individuals to achieve their aspirations and choices, develop new skills, increase self-esteem and get the most out of life.

We offer support with personal care and skills for daily living, accessing educational or leisure facilities and social opportunities.

We also provide comprehensive person centred supports to people with Huntington’s disease.

All supports and interventions are tailored to meet the needs of the individual using person centred processes that involve people who know the person well, including family and friends, other professionals and staff members.

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 a Support 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.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile. Click here

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.

Benefits package

Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors 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.

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  Comprehensive Induction
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  123 Learning and development courses
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  29 eLearning courses
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  Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
  
  
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  Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
  
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
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  Wide range of family friendly policies
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  35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.

Does this position require a driving permit?

No

will it be essential that the post holder has access to their own vehicle?

No

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

Contact name & details

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.