Support Practitioner (Female/Driver)

Cornerstone Community Care; Irvine; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Community Care in Irvine is seeking a friendly Support Practitioner to help a lady live life to the fullest, providing person-centred support with everyday activities and companionship.

No prior experience is required; we recruit on values and will provide full training, including funding for SVQ SCQF level 6/7 and annual SSSC registration fees. A full UK driving license with at least one year of experience is required.

Qualifications

• Valued attributes include caring nature, patience, and reliable teamwork.
• No experience required; training provided and SVQ qualification funded.
• Must have a full UK driving license with at least 1 year on the roads.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for the person you support.
• Deliver personal care and assist with medication.
• Assist with personal finances and budgeting needs.
• Encourage independence, confidence and choice in daily life.

Skills

Caring & compassionate

Good communication

Team player

Full UK driving license

Education

SVQ SCQF level 6/7 qualification

Job description

Make a difference. Build connections. Love what you do!

Looking for a job where you can make a real difference to someone's life every single day? A role where no two days are the same, relationships matter, and the little things you do can mean the world to someone else?

Come and join #TeamBurn!

We're looking for a friendly, caring and enthusiastic female* Support Practitioner to join our team in Irvine, supporting a lady to live life to the fullest, maintain her independence and enjoy the things that matter most to her.

What does the role involve?

This is so much more than a job - it's about helping someone live their life their way!

You’ll provide person-centred support with everyday activities, including:

• Preparing and cooking meals
• Personal care and medication
• Managing personal finances
• Encouraging independence, confidence and choice

But the best part? You’ll also help make life enjoyable!

The lady you will support loves getting out and about, enjoying a coffee with friends, attending local activities and spending quality time with her family. We’re looking for someone who will take a genuine interest in her hobbies, encourage her interests and help her make the most of every opportunity.

We're looking for people who are:

• Caring, patient and compassionate
• Positive, reliable and keen to learn
• Good communicators who enjoy working as part of a team
• Organised and confident using basic computer systems

You don't need experience to start your career with us; we recruit on values and we'll give you all the training you'll need if you're successful. We'll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees too!

As this young lady has her own mobility car, we will need you have a full UK driving license with a minimum of 1 years' experience on the roads.

Shift Patterns

As we're dedicated to providing the best support possible, our shift patterns do include early mornings and rotational sleepovers, weekends and public holidays.

Our sleepovers don't form part of your contracted hours, so you will earn an extra £107.60 payment for every sleepover shift that you work.

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 a 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 2013