Support Practitioner

Cornerstone Community Care; Buckie; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

SVQ funding

PVG costs funded

SSSC registration fees funded

Training Academy qualifications

Sleepover payments £107.60 per sleepo​

Job summary

Cornerstone Community Care in Buckie is seeking a part-time Support Practitioner (20 or 25 hours). You will support individuals to live independently, assist with personal care and community activities, and help them achieve personal goals.

No experience needed—training is provided, and funding is available for SVQ qualifications, PVG costs and SSSC registration fees. Join a supportive team in Highland.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• SVQ funded, PVG costs funded and yearly SSSC registration fees funded.
• Commitment to joining PVG and to pursuing SVQ in Social Services & Healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals to identify goals and develop personal plans.
• Support individuals to manage their homes and maintain independence.
• Encourage participation in leisure activities and hobbies.
• Provide personal care and social, health and wellbeing support.

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Teamwork skills

Initiative

Learn new systems

Admin & numeracy skills

Routines & guidelines

Education

SVQ (SCQF 6/7) funded

Job description

Make every day matter! Join our amazing #TeamHighland in Buckie as Support Practitioner (part-time, 20 or 25 hours).

No experience? No problem! If you're kind, reliable, positive and up for making a difference, we'll give you all the training you'll need. We'll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification, PVG costs and yearly SSSC registration fees.

What you'll do

Here at Cornerstone, the support that we provide is centred around assisting individuals to identify and work towards their goals. We work with the individuals to develop personal plans that reflect their choices, individual support needs and capabilities.

You’ll support individuals to manage their own homes increase and maintain their independence and encourage and support them with personal care and their social, health and wellbeing needs.

The people we support all have different hobbies and interests too, so we’ll need you to bring creativity and enthusiasm into supporting them to access leisure activities, engage in meaningful activities and take part in hobbies and interests that are important to them, both within their home and out in their local communities.

Being a Support Practitioner is more than just a job, there’s no better feeling going home after every shift knowing that you’ve made a positive difference in someone’s life.

What we’ll need you to bring

• Good communication skills
• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Good team working skills
• The ability to work on your own initiative
• A willingness to learn and use new systems and technology
• The ability to apply good administrative and numeracy skills to ensure that clear, accurate records are evidenced and kept up to date
• An understanding of the importance of keeping to routines and guidelines

Shift Patterns

We’re dedicated to providing the best 24/7 support, so shift patterns will involve early mornings, days and evenings. Weekends, public holidays and sleepovers will also form part of your rota on a rotational basis.

The sleep part of a sleepover shift isn’t included within your contracted hours, so you will receive an additional payment for £107.60 per sleepover worked.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

Along with hosting our annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that you will receive when you join our team:

• 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.

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 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.

We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible so reserve the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date.

Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.