Support Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development courses

eLearning courses

Funded SVQ qualification

Internal career progression

Pension scheme

Job summary

Turning Point Scotland Turnaround services are hiring a Support Practitioner to help adults with diverse needs on a 1:1 basis or in small teams. The role involves practical and emotional support to promote independence and community participation.

We require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. Full-time, permanent contract, 37 hours per week, with extensive training and development offered.

Qualifications

• No previous working experience required; full training will be provided.
• Must have a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with a wide range of needs on a 1:1 basis or with others in a team.
• Encourage personal outcomes in daily life such as safety, activities, community involvement, relationships, health and wellbeing.

Skills

Driving licence

IT skills

Compassion

Inclusion

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Hours: Full Time 37hrs

Contract: Permanent

If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!

Note due to the loication of the Service a valid drivers licence and access to a vehicle are essential

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Turnaroundare looking for people like you to help 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.

The Turning Point Scotland Turnaround service delivers focused services that address the complex and interrelated issues of offending behaviour and problematic use of alcohol and other drugs. In 2018, we redesigned our service to also include a Throughcare model.

Since 2007, we have worked alongside councils and social work departments within 22 local authorities including Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

An asset-based approach has been adopted to help increase an individual’s self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence. Self-development and reflection are key to an individual when putting into practice the skills and learning achieved within the service to help sustain their recovery and offending behaviour.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

No previous working experience is needed;full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As aSupport Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

We value lived experience, pleaseclick here to read more about our views.

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

Turning Point Scotland havePlatinum accreditationinInvestors 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.

• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work basedassessment
• Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes

Does the post include personal care? No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No

Will the service users be involved in this process? No