Support Practitioner

Jobtrain; Strichen; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Star Awards

Training Academy funding

SVQ funding

PVG & SSSC registration

Driving lessons up to £500

SSSC fees reimbursed

Discounts & perks

24/7 helpline

Job summary

Cornerstone is seeking dedicated part-time carers to support five individuals with profound learning disabilities in a shared home. You will provide hands-on support, ensuring safety, understanding and empowerment in daily activities. Training is provided, and SVQ funding, PVG, and SSSC registration are supported.

We welcome compassionate applicants; you will join a friendly team and have the opportunity to progress while making a real difference in your local community.

Qualifications

• Are patient, kind and down-to-earth.
• Communicate well and listen to others.
• Can stay calm and think on your feet.
• Are open to learning new skills.
• Are good at using basic tech like tablets/computers.

Responsibilities

• Getting to know people and building trust.
• Supporting day to day routines and activities.
• Helping people to feel safe, confident and heard.
• Encouraging independence.
• Helping people reach their personal goals.

Job description

We're looking for *female candidates who want to make a difference in people's lives. If this sounds like you, keep reading.
We've got part-time roles (16, 20, 25 or 30) or flexible relief work, so there's something to fit around you.

Our team and the individuals you'll support
You'll become part of a friendly, supportive team working with five amazing individuals who have profound learning disabilities and complex needs, all living together within their shared home.
This is a hands-on role working closely with the individuals, ensuring that they feel safe, understood and empowered in their every day lives.
What you'll be doing:

• Getting to know people and building trust
• Supporting day to day routines and activities
• Helping people to feel safe, confident and heard
• Encouraging independence
• Helping people reach their personal goals
• Working closely with your team and supporting others

You'll fit in well if you:

• Are patient, kind and down-to-earth
• Communicate well and listen to others
• Can stay calm and think on your feet
• Are open to learning new skills
• Are good at using basic tech likes tablets/computers

Why choose Cornerstone?

You don't need experience; we're more interested in who you are. We'll give you all the training you'll need, pay you while you learn, and even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification, PVG and SSSC registration.

Along with hosting annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -

• You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
• Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
• 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

Shift Patterns

We’re dedicated to providing the best support possible, so shift patterns usually fall between the hours of 0645-2100 hours. Weekends, public holidays and occasional waking nights are worked on a rotational basis.

Waking nights are paid at your normal hourly rate plus an additional £20 for every waking night worked.

If you don't live in Strichen and are not a driver, we will need you to be mindful of the location of our service and be confident that you can travel for your shifts as there are very limited public transport links available that fit with our shift patterns.

Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Lesley Burnett on 01771 637979.

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.

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. 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 criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre‑employment checks.

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

*For this position female is an Occupational Requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Salary - £27,277 per annum (part-time pro rata)