Support Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in support services is seeking a Support Practitioner to assist vulnerable individuals through complex challenges. The role involves providing individual support in various everyday tasks while embracing values of compassion and inclusion. Full training is offered, with a strong focus on personal development and community involvement.

Benefits

Comprehensive Induction

Learning and development courses

Funded qualifications

Career Pathway with promotions from within

Pension Scheme with employer contribution

Family friendly policies

35 holiday/public holiday days per year

Qualifications

• No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided.
• Access to a vehicle for commuting to work is essential.
• IT skills are required for all vacancies.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals with diverse needs.
• Encourage individuals to achieve personal outcomes in daily lives.
• Work as part of a team while maintaining a person-centred approach.

Skills

Compassion

Inclusiveness

Integrity

Education

SVQ Social Services and Healthcare

Job description

Locations

Paisley

Service Name

Turnaround Service

Type of service

Criminal Justice

Job Type

Support Practitioner

Hours of work

Full time

Salary

£12.60 - £12.74 per hour

Job Description

Post: Support Practitioner

Service: Turnaround - Throughcare

Based: 219 Gleniffer Road, Paisley, PA2 8UL

Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week)

Salary: £12.60 - £12.74 per hour

Annual: £24,242 - £24,514

Contract: Permanent

Because People Matter - Work with Us

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 Throughcare - Turnaround are 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 a Support 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.

Due to the rural location and lack of public transport/safe pedestrian links, access to a vehicle for commuting to and from work is essential.

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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Job Description

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Person Specification

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Benefits package

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.

• Comprehensive Induction
• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
• 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

Contact name & details

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.