Support Practitioner

Cornerstone; Galashiels; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Full paid training

Funded SVQ (SCQF level 6/7)

PVG costs funded

SSSC registration fees funded

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Cornerstone in the Scottish Borders is seeking Relief Support Practitioners to help people with disabilities and additional support needs. You’ll join a caring team delivering high-quality care when colleagues are on leave, training or absent, with shifts that fit around your availability.

No prior care experience is required; we recruit for values, attitude and potential. Training is provided, SVQ funded, and PVG and SSSC costs are covered, making this a supportive entry into care.

Qualifications

• No previous care experience required; we recruit for values, attitude and potential.
• Good communication, kindness, reliability and passion for helping others.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily living support, medication assistance, and personal care.
• Assist with shopping, finances, cooking and household tasks.
• Help individuals build confidence and independence and participate in activities.

Job description

Make a difference - Join our relief team in the Scottish Borders

Looking for a rewarding job that fits around your life? Whether you're looking to gain experience, return to work, or just want a role where you get to make a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you!

Our relief team is growing, and we're looking for caring and enthusiastic people to join our teams across the Galashiels, Kelso, Newtown St Boswells, Earlston, Jedburgh, Coldstream and Tweedbank areas. With a relief contract, you tell us when you're available, and we'll look to offer shifts that fit, giving you that flexibility to balance work with your other commitments.

Why join us

As part of our supportive team, you'll enjoy

• Flexible working that fits around you
• Full paid training - no previous experience needed
• Funded SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification
• PVG costs and annual SSSC registration fees funded
• A supportive team who values and invests in you
• A rewarding job where you get to make a positive difference every day

What You'll Be Doing

As a relief Support Practitioner, you'll play an important role in making sure that the people we support continue to receive high-quality care when colleagues are on leave, training or absent.

You'll support individuals with disabilities and additional support needs to live as independently as possible by helping with:

• Daily living, medication and personal care
• Shopping and managing finances
• Cooking and household tasks
• Building confidence and independence

No two days are the same. You'll also have the opportunity to support people to enjoy the things they love, whether it's arts & crafts, gardening, swimming, going to the concerts, hill walking, attending discos or simply getting out for a lovely walk.

Who We're Looking For

You don't need experience or qualifications in care, we recruit for values, attitude and potential. If you're a good communicator, kind, reliable and passionate about helping others, we'll provide all the training and support you'll need.

Shift patterns

Our teams provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Shift patterns include:

• Early shifts
• Back shifts
• Split shifts
• Weekends
• Public holidays
• Sleepovers

Please note that induction, training and shadowing times will fall within day time hours Monday-Friday, so we will need you to bring an element of flexibility - advance notice will always be given.

Important information before you apply

• PVG and training: Successful candidates must join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and work towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare, supported by our Training Academy.
• Overseas checks: If you spent more than 12 months outside the UK in the last 10 years while over 18, you will need a criminal record certificate from the relevant government or police authority. This excludes time spent in France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.
• Right to work: Cornerstone cannot offer visa sponsorship. You must have, or independently secure the right to work in the UK.
• SSSC registration: If you're successful, you'll need to register with the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) within 3 months of starting with us (we will reimburse these costs).
• Keep it authentic: AI tools can help you prepare, but your answers must be your own and reflect your skills, experience and motivations. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.