Support Practitioner

Carr Gomm; Dundee; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Dundee seeks Support Practitioners to support individuals with daily living and community integration. The role offers part-time or full-time opportunities and provides training, including SVQ qualifications. Candidates need flexibility to work various shifts, including nights and weekends. Benefits include holiday excess, pension contributions, and various incentives. Applications welcome from candidates eligible to work in the UK.

Benefits

Anti-social hours payment

Enhanced mileage payment

35 days’ holiday, increasing with service

Recommend a Friend bonus

Defined Contribution pension scheme

Free Blue Light Card

Free physiotherapy and health coaching

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with mental health, autism, or disabilities is welcome but not mandatory.
• Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or able to apply for a work visa.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living and community involvement.
• Assist in planning for future living arrangements.
• Prevent social isolation and support individual needs.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Compassion

Respect

Honesty

Education

SVQ qualification

Job description

Overview

Get Ready to Thrive in 2025! We are recruiting for Support Practitioners to join our new and established teams in Dundee. If you’re good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions, and dreams then we currently have a variety of part time (from 22.5 hours) and full-time opportunities for you to join our teams in Dundee.

As a Support Practitioner you will support people with all aspects of daily living at home and in their communities. You will assist people with planning for their future and to prevent the effects of social isolation and loneliness in their lives. We adopt a person-centred approach to working with individuals who require support for a variety of reasons including Mental Health, Autism, Physical & Learning Disabilities.

Whilst experience is always welcome, full training (including SVQ qualifications) is provided alongside regular support and supervision from your Service Manager. The right values and motivation are essential; honesty, respect, empathy and compassion are key skills that are required in people who join our teams.

We are looking for candidates who are flexible to work a variety of shift patterns which can include Days, Evenings/Weekends & Overnights.

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.

Benefits

• Anti-social hours payment of up to £1241 per annum when undertaking waking night shift (11pm-7am)
• Enhanced mileage payment of 45p per mile
• 35 days’ holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service.
• £200 Recommend a Friend Scheme (T&C apply)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
• Free Blue Light Card (giving access to thousands of discounts and promotions)
• Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling.
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme; and more!