Support Practitioner – East Lothian

Carr Gomm; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Anti-social hours enhancement up to £1

Mileage payment 45p per mile

35 days holiday per year

40 days holiday with length of service

Recommend a Friend Scheme £200

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Defined Contribution pension

Blue Light Card

Carr Gomm App access (health services)

Credit union membership

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Carr Gomm in East Lothian is seeking dedicated Support Practitioners to assist people with daily living at home and in their communities, including night-time support to ensure safety and wellbeing.

Full-time and part-time roles available; training provided, including SVQ qualifications, with a focus on compassionate, person-centered care in a local community setting. Applicants should live within a reasonable commute, with a UK driving licence preferred.

Qualifications

• Training provided including SVQ qualifications.
• UK driving licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Remain awake and alert during night shifts to provide high‑quality support and ensure safety and wellbeing of individuals.
• Support people with daily living at home and in their communities.
• Assist with planning for their future and reducing loneliness through person-centred care.

Skills

Person-centred care

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Education

SVQ qualifications training provided

Job description

Support Practitioner – East Lothian (Female Only)*

Salary: £26.886 – £28,353 per annum (pro rata) / £13.75 – £14.50 based on qualifications, skills and experience

Locality: Edinburgh & Lothians

Job Type: Full Time, Part Time

Job Description

We are recruiting for Support Practitioners to join our team in East Lothian.

If you’re good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions, and dreams then we currently have full-time and part-time (from 22.5 hrs) opportunities for you to join our team in East Lothian.

We are currently recruiting Support Practitioners for the following roles in East Lothian:

The successful candidate will be required to remain awake and alert throughout the night to provide high-quality support, ensure the safety and wellbeing of individuals, and respond appropriately to any needs that arise.

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, 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. Holding a UK drivers licence is preferred.

Due to the nature of the service, applicants should live within the local area or within a short commute.

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.
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme; and more!

*Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post

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.