Support Practitioner

Cornerstone Community Care; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Driving lessons funded

SSSC registration fees reimbursed

Training Academy qualifications

CPD & career progression

Bonus scheme

Long service awards

Employee assistance helpline

26 days annual leave + 4 bank holidays

Family leave options

Job summary

Cornerstone Community Care is seeking a dedicated Support Practitioner to work 39 hours per week in a housing support service for four individuals with varying needs. You will join a friendly team, provide daily living support, and help with community activities and daily tasks.

You don’t need a perfect CV—just the right attitude, care, and willingness to learn. Training is provided, with progression opportunities and mandatory PVG checks.

Qualifications

• Right attitude, caring nature and willingness to learn.
• Full UK manual driving licence preferred with at least 1 year on the roads.
• Willingness to train towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with company support.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing and daily living support to four individuals with varied needs.
• Support community activities and day trips.
• Promote safe, respectful relationships and positive behaviour support.
• Use IT systems to record and coordinate care.
• Be flexible with shift patterns including sleepovers.

Skills

Empathetic

Teamwork

Communication

Problem-solving

IT skills

Reliable

Flexible

Positive Behaviour Support

Education

SVQ in Social Services & Healthcare

Job description

Looking for a job where you can make a real difference every day? If you're looking for more than just a 9–5— this could be the opportunity for you!

We’re looking for a positive, caring and motivated individual to join our friendly #TeamAlexandra as a Support Practitioner on a full-time (39 hours per week), permanent basis.

Our team and the people we support

Alexandra is a housing support service to four individuals with multiple and varying support needs. The people we support are fun loving and enjoy being out and about. When not out on a day trip, they enjoy doing a spot of gardening, dancing to the sounds of Abba, Russ Abbot, Tina Turner (all the typical party tunes!) and some cooking or baking to name a few things. We support individuals with attending work placements and social activities in the community as well as support at home with many aspects of daily living. With such a varied group of people, every day is different! Due to the people we support having their own mobility cars, it would be great if you had a full manual UK drivers licence with 1 years experience on the roads but this isn’t a deal breaker for the right candidate. One of the individuals enjoys swimming so you would need to be happy to support them in the water.

About you

You don't need a perfect CV, you don't need years of experience - You just need the right attitude, a caring nature and a willingness to learn. We'll pay you for your training and give you all the practical skills you'll need.

To be a great Support Practitioner, you will:

• Be a naturally empathetic person with a warm, friendly personality
• Have an understanding of good team working and accountability
• Be able to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with different people
• Be an excellent communicator and problem-solver
• Be confident in using IT to enhance the support you provide
• Confident in assisting with behaviours that challenge in a safe, dignified manner and using Positive Behaviour Support strategies
• Be reliable and flexible to meet the needs of the people we support

Shift patterns

Our team provides tailored support 24/7 meaning shift patterns can vary, however a typical day could be 10am-10am the following day with a sleepover included, early shift or back shift. Weekend and public holidays will form part of your rota as well. Sleepovers are not included in your contracted hours and you’ll receive an additional payment of £107.60 per sleepover.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

• 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.

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