Support Practitioner - Dundee

Carr Gomm; Dundee; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Anti-social hours enhancement

Mileage payment

35 days holiday

Recommend a Friend scheme

Enhanced leave

Defined Contribution pension

Blue Light Card

Carr Gomm App access

Job summary

We are recruiting for Support Practitioners to join our established teams in Dundee. If you’re good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions, and dreams then we currently have a variety of part time (from 22.5 hours) and full-time opportunities for you to join our teams in Dundee.

As a Support Practitioner you will support people with all aspects of daily living at home and in their communities.

Qualifications

• Willingness to complete SVQ qualifications with full training provided.
• Ability to see people as individuals with unique needs and goals.
• Flexible to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings, weekends and overnights.

Responsibilities

• Support people with all aspects of daily living at home and in their communities.
• Assist with planning for the future and reducing social isolation and loneliness.
• Provide person-centred support with empathy, respect and confidentiality.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Respect

Honesty

Education

SVQ qualifications (training provided)

Job description

We are recruiting for Support Practitioners to join our established teams in Dundee.

If you’re good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions, and dreams then we currently have a variety of part time (from 22.5 hours) and full-time opportunities for you to join our teams in Dundee.

As a Support Practitioner you will support people with all aspects of daily living at home and in their communities. You will assist people with planning for their future and to prevent the effects of social isolation and loneliness in their lives. We adopt a person-centred approach to working with individuals who require support for a variety of reasons including mental health needs, autism, physical & learning disabilities.

Whilst experience is always welcome, full training (including SVQ qualifications) is provided alongside regular support and supervision from your Service Manager. The right values and motivation are essential; honesty, respect, empathy and compassion are key skills that are required in people who join our teams.

We are looking for candidates who are flexible to work a variety of shift patterns which can include days, evenings/weekends and overnights.

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.

As a way of demonstrating how much we value you and your commitment we offer a range of great benefits:

• Anti-social hours enhancement of up to £1272, per annum, when undertaking waking night shifts (11pm-7am)
• Mileage payment of 45p per mile
• 35 days holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service.
• £200 Recommend a Friend Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
• Free Blue Light Card (giving access to thousands of discounts and promotions)
• Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling.