Support Practitioner - 485555

Turning Point Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Turning Point Scotland in Dundee is seeking a Support Practitioner to help adults with a range of needs live fulfilling lives. Full or part-time and relief hours are available, with permanent contracts.

You will provide practical and emotional support, work 1:1 or with others, and help users stay safe, engage in activities, and access community opportunities. IT skills are required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided.
• IT skills are required for all vacancies.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to adults with a wide range of needs.
• Encourage individuals to achieve personal outcomes in daily life and activities.
• Work on a 1:1 basis or as part of a team to support inclusion and independence.

Job description

Post: Support Practitioner

Service: Learning Disabilities

Based: Dundee

Hours: Full and Part Time & Relief Hours available

Salary: £25,879 - £26,843

Contract: Permanent

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

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 Dundee 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.

Turning Point Scotland - Dundee Service

Turning Point Scotland s Dundee service provides support to individuals with a variety of support needs including learning disability, physical disability, autism, mental health illness and community justice. We provide supported living services, housing support and day opportunities to promote independence and choice to individuals in order to enable them to access everyday life experiences including access to education, employment and social activities. We will also provide support with developing relationships and maintaining a home. We work in partnership with service users, their families, health teams, social work teams and advocacy.

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.

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