Support Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland

Coatbridge

Hybrid

GBP 26,000 - 27,000

Full time

27 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Sleepover payment £107.60 per shift

Travel time paid 45p per mile

Pension scheme 4% employer contrib.

Extensive training and development

Job summary

Turning Point Scotland is seeking a Support Practitioner to help adults with learning disabilities in North Lanarkshire. The role involves 1:1 or small-team support, helping clients engage in hobbies, attend groups, and participate in community activities.

You will receive full training, with driving license and access to a vehicle essential for service delivery. A rewarding role within a committed team, based in North Lanarkshire.

Qualifications

No previous working experience is needed.
Full training will be provided in supporting people with complex needs.
A driving licence and car are essential for this role.
IT skills are required for all vacancies.

Responsibilities

Provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, 1:1 or in a team.
Support individuals in the community and help them pursue hobbies and interests.
Accompany service users to activities, holidays and trips.
Assist with personal care and wellbeing.
Celebrate achievements to create a rewarding environment.

Skills

Driving licence

Flexibility

Supportive mindset

Job description

North Lanarkshire, Wishaw, Coatbridge, Motherwell

Service Name North Lanarkshire Service

Type of service Learning Disabilities

Job Type Support Practitioner

Hours of work Full and Part Time available & Relief Hours

Job Description

Post: Support Practitioner

Service: North Lanarkshire Learning Disabilities

Based: North Lanarkshire

Hours: Full and Part Time & Relief hours available

Annual: £25,878 - £26,843

Contract Permanent

CAREERS THAT CARE

At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities for Support Practitioners to help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfil their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions & creating memorable experiences.

Due to the location of service, a driving license and car are essential

Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!

Our Support Practitioner role will include:

Helping to 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.
Supporting individuals within the community and engaging with their hobbies and interests & empowering individuals to develop skills and independence, promoting their overall growth.
Attending various community groups and accompanying our service users to attend activities they are passionate about, from taking a trip to the cinema, enjoying a morning swim or attending local groups or community projects, accompany on holidays and trips away with the individuals we support.
Assist with personal care, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
Celebrate achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.

About You

You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills.You will have flexibility to work on a rota.

No previous working experience is needed. To support you in this role, full training will be provided to you on supporting people with complex needs. You will undertake our "New to Forensic" training programme and forensic e-learning to ensure you have all the right tools to do your job with ease.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!

About Us – North Lanarkshire

The North Lanarkshire service predominantly provides self-directed support, which allows individuals to have and use their own budgets which has been personally allocated to help people with a variety of needs including physical and/or learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Additionally, we support people who may have complex support needs and/or forensic histories.

Where there is a requirement for sleepover shifts, you will receive a separate sleepover payment of £107.60 for every sleepover shift you work!

If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.

In addition to your pay, you will also be paid for travel time from service to service at a rate of 45p per mile.

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.

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Turning Point Scotland have platinum accreditation in Investors 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.