Support Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme 4%

Family friendly policies

35 holidays per year

Learning and development courses

Funded SVQ qualification

Internal promotion opportunities

Job summary

Turning Point Scotland is seeking a dedicated Support Practitioner in Aberdeen to provide practical and emotional support to adults with diverse needs. The role involves 1:1 or team-based work within Housing Support and Outreach teams.

Full training is provided; previous experience is desired. You will work to enable service users to maintain independence and achieve personal outcomes, with a salary matching policy based on experience.

Qualifications

• Previous working experience is desired.
• Full training will be provided.
• IT skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals.
• Encourage service users to achieve personal outcomes.

Skills

IT skills

Job description

Hours: Full Time

Contract: Permanent

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 Aberdeenare 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 Aberdeen Housing Support service offers assistance to those who have experienced, or are at risk of, homelessness. The support that we provide is always person-centred: involving service users at every stage of the design and implementation of their support plans.

Our Housing Firstteam provides supportbased on 7 core principles, designed to ensure that people who have experienced homelessness have access to a stable home and access to person-centred support for as long as they need it. By adhering to those principles we believe we deliver effective and innovative supports to some of the most vulnerable people in our community.

OurOutreach Housing Supportteamsworksacross localities to enable people tomaintainindependent tenancy sustainment, reconnect with their local communities andassistthem to buildresilience to prevent repeat homelessness. We respond to the individual needs of those who are homeless or at the risk of becoming homeless, including those who are rough sleeping, or are in temporary or permanent accommodation.

Thisservicesupports people who may have multiple needs whichcouldbe related tovarious issues includingmental health, alcohol and other drug use, offending,financeand employment.

Your career with us means being part of an organisation with clear purpose, focus, and values where everyone can progress. We havea track recordof internal promotion with several senior managers having started their career as a support practitioner.

Previous working experience is desired; however, 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 can offer you full support to complete 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.

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

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

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 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.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? No

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