Lead Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Extensive training and development

4% employer pension contributions

Job summary

Turning Point Scotland is seeking a Lead Practitioner to support individuals with complex support needs in a Throughcare context. You will deliver practical and emotional support, assess risks, and help service users achieve personal outcomes in daily life.

The role requires eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, IT skills, and registration with the SSSC within 6 months. The organisation offers extensive training, development opportunities, and a Pension Scheme with 4% employer contributions.

Qualifications

• We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
• 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

Responsibilities

• As a LeadPractitioner, 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.

Job description

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.

Turnaround commenced in 2007 targeting men in the justice system that had a history of prolific low tariff offending. The service was redesigned in 2018 to include a Throughcare model. Prior to admission to the residential programme, individuals undertake a programme of preparatory work facilitated by the Throughcare team. Individuals are assessed for immediate risk and immediate need. A comprehensive assessment builds on the issues and needs identified through the referral process and helps staff understand the full nature of challenges affecting an individual’s offending behaviour and the support required. The residential programme is very structured with individuals expected to engage in all aspects of daily activities, groups and one to one sessions. Following the residential programme, the Throughcare team offer additional support within the community for a period of up to 12 weeks to facilitate links with community based support.

The service provides a range of evidenced based interventions that are underpinned by a talking therapy approach. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) are some of the methods facilitated by staff to help individuals understand the causes and impact of their behaviour on themselves and the wider impact on their family and community. We work with individuals on a one to one basis and within group work with each way allowing individuals to reflect, explore and challenge themselves around a range of life areas.

In addition to offending behaviour change, an asset based approach is adopted to help increase an individual’s self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence. Self-development and reflection is key to an individual when putting into practice the skills and learning achieved within the service to help sustain their recovery and offending behaviour. This work focuses on a range of themes that directly relate to offending behaviour:

• Offending behaviour and consequences
• Triggers that impact offending behaviour
• Understanding and reflecting on cycle of change
• Victim empathy and impact on others and community
• Understanding and managing emotions and impact on offending and alcohol and other drug use behaviour
• Skills for daily living

As a LeadPractitioner, 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.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

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

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 based assessment
• 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.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes

Does the post include personal care? No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No

Will the service users be involved in this process? No