Support Practitioner

Cornerstone Community Care; Bishopbriggs; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community care organization is seeking caring female colleagues in Bishopbriggs to support individuals with daily living activities and personal care. With a focus on person-centred care, the role involves cooking, medication management, and community outings. Training is provided, including funding for an SVQ qualification. Candidates should have good communication skills and a caring attitude. This opportunity includes various shift patterns, primarily mid shifts, with support from a dedicated team.

Benefits

Training provided

SVQ qualification funded

Diversity in workforce

Qualifications

• Willing to learn the interests of others and find new ways to explore them.
• Ability to bake is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to individuals with personal care and daily living.
• Assist in meal preparation, medication administration, and financial management.
• Accompany individuals on community outings and health appointments.
• Enable individuals to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

Skills

Good listening and communication skills

Caring attitude and approach

Positive approach to learning

Ability to cook

Job description

Looking for a new job for 2026 with satisfaction you'd struggle to find anywhere else?

Our amazing #TeamColtpark in Bishopbriggs are on the look out for new caring, reliable *female colleagues with a good sense of humour.

Our team and the individuals you'll support

You will be joining a dedicated team of Support Practitioners providing support to 4 individuals with varying support needs.

You'll play a crucial role in supporting these individuals with all aspects of daily living, including cooking, some aspects of personal care, meal preparation, administering medication and the management of personal finances. You will support them to do the things they want to do out in the community and accompany them on any outings, including when attending health appointments. Taking an active role in the planning and delivery of person-centred care, we can support and encourage the people we support to express their views and wishes.

Our aim is to enable the people we support to live a fulfilling and valued life, where they can achieve their own personal goals and aspirations.

About You

At Cornerstone we don’t recruit on experience and qualifications. We’re more interested in what you as a person will bring to our team! We’ll pay you for your training and give you all the practical skills you’ll need to build a career within the Health & Social Care sector. We’ll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6 / 7) qualification and your yearly SSSC registration fees too!

All we'll need you to bring is : -

• Good listening and communication skills
• A caring attitude and approach
• A positive approach to learning
• Willing to learn the interests of others and find new ways to explore these
• The ability to cook (baking would be a bonus too!)

Shift Patterns

Our friendly team provides support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our shift patterns consists of mostly mid shifts 10am until 5pm, however there may time we'll need you to cover a sleepover shift which is 10am until 10am the following day.

Do you have any questions? To find out more, please contact Lorraine Wilson on 07463453229.

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.

Please note - If if you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government / police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.

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.