Support Practitioner

TN United Kingdom; Dundee; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Support Practitioners to join their housing support team in Dundee. This rewarding role involves assisting individuals with personal care, daily chores, and community activities, ensuring they lead fulfilling lives. The organization values strong relationships and meaningful experiences, offering a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. You'll enjoy a variety of benefits, including a retention payment, generous leave, and opportunities for professional development. If you're passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Retention payment of £500

Discount options at stores and events

Referral bonus of £250

Training and development opportunities

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

HSF Health Plan

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for caring for others is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care and daily activities.
• Promote independence according to each client's Support Plan.
• Record daily tasks and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Team-working skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Patience

Understanding

Job description

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Looking for a rewarding career in Social Care?

At Sense Scotland, we take immense pride in our work and are currently seeking new talent to join us in supporting individuals with their everyday lives. Our vision is to help those we support lead fulfilling and happy lives, enabling them to achieve their own ambitions. We prioritise strong values, fostering warm relationships, and creating positive experiences. We value input from all staff members, ensuring meaningful outcomes through the commitment to our core values.

We are currently recruiting for full time and part time Support Practitioners to join our busy housing support team in Dundee. An ability to be flexible and work a weekly shift pattern including; early and late shifts, sleepover and night shifts, weekends and public holidays is an essential part of the role.

Join us in making a real difference and embark on a fulfilling journey at Sense Scotland.

About the service

Working in Housing Support you will find no two days are the same. Each household is busy with daily chores and activities but having fun and living life to the fullest is at the top of the list.

At Sense Scotland, we take great pride in providing a diverse range of engaging activities for the people we support. We understand that life is about more than just support and careit's about enjoyment, fulfilment, and meaningful experiences.

Day to day you will;

• Support individuals in their own homes with personal care, housework, administering medication, meal preparation and companionship
• Attend and participate in chosen activities in the community and at home
• Promote independence and individuality according to each clients Support Plan
• Record daily tasks and maintaining accurate up to date records
• Liaise with families and other professionals in order to provide the best quality care

Being part of a team means sharing ideas and interests to make the service a fun, vibrant place to be for everyone; colleagues, the people we support and their family and friends.

About you

At Sense Scotland what is important is that all our staff have a genuine passion to make a difference in the life of someone with additional support needs.

What you will need to succeed

• Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
  
• Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
  
• Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
  
• Able to prioritise and manage workloads
  
• A genuine passion for caring for others
  
• Patience and understanding

If you value the power of a smile and want to make a positive impact by helping those, we support engage in activities they love, this role is for you. Whether you have experience in health and social care and seek a better work-life balance or are considering a career change to start in social care, we want to hear from you!

Working for us

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment, some of these include:

Retention payment of £500 we reward our people
100’s of discount options to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
Earn £250 by referring a friend
Training and development opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge via our e-learning packages and so much more
Generous annual leave entitlement 24 days annual leave plus 12 Public Holidays which increases with length of service
Pension scheme to help you save for the future
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
Cycle to Work scheme and HSF Health Plan, your health and wellbeing is important to us.

Our full list of benefits can be found here.

Please note that Terms and Conditions and/or qualifying criteria apply to the benefits listed above.