Support Practitioner (Longside)

Cornerstone; Longside; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading company in Longside as a part-time support worker, providing essential assistance to individuals with learning and physical disabilities. You'll be part of a friendly team, helping with daily living tasks and engaging in enjoyable activities. The role offers training, a supportive environment, and opportunities for professional development, all while making a meaningful impact in your community.

Benefits

Funding towards driving lessons

Reimbursement of yearly SSSC registration fees

Access to funded qualifications

Ongoing professional development

Recommend a colleague bonus scheme

Long service awards

24/7 independent employee assistance helpline

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Family friendly leave options

Discounts on cinema, gym memberships, and shopping

Qualifications

• Full driving license and access to a vehicle required due to rural location.
• Confidence to swim as it's a regular activity.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living activities including cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
• Encourage hobbies and interests like arts & crafts and social events.

Skills

Caring and compassionate attitude

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Confidence in the use of computers

Ability to cook

Teamwork

Education

SVQ (SCQF level 6/7)

Job description

Looking to start a new part-time job with satisfaction that you'd struggle to find anywhere else? You're in luck as we're looking for people like you to join our amazing #TeamParkvale in Longside on a part-time (16-30 hours per week) or relief basis!

Our team and the people we support

You'll become part of a fun, friendly team who support five individuals with learning and physical disabilities to live in their own shared home. You'll provide invaluable support with all aspects of their daily living, including cooking, cleaning, finances, medication and personal care. We'll also need you to be enthusiastic and creative supporting with their hobbies and interests too, these include arts & crafts, walking and going to various social events and activities. The people we support enjoy going swimming so we will need you to feel confident in the pool.

About You

You don't need experience to start your career with us; we recruit on values and we'll give you all the training you'll need if you're successful. We'll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees too! However, for this opportunity we will need you to have a driving license and access to your own vehicle due to the rural location of our service.

What we will need you to bring: -;

• A caring and compassionate attitude
• The ability to work well in a team
• Confidence to go in the water as swimming is a regular activity
• Good communication and organisational skills
• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Confidence in the use of computers
• The ability to cook (baking would be a bonus too!)
• A full driving license and access to your own vehicle

Shift Patterns

As we're dedicated to providing the best support possible, shift patterns usually fall between the hours of 0700-2130 hours. Sleepovers, weekends and public holidays will also form part of your rota on a rotational basis.

The sleepover part of our sleepover shifts are not included in your contracted hours, so you will receive an additional £100.80 for every sleepover worked.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

• 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

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.

Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Wendy Strachan or Lesley Burnett on 01779 821845.

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.

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.

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