Support Practitioner (Female only) - Longside

Cornerstone; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornerstone is seeking new female colleagues to join our caring team supporting individuals with learning and physical disabilities in Longside. This part-time role involves helping with daily tasks and encouraging hobbies, with provided training for those new to care. A driving license is required due to the rural nature of the job, and applicants must be ready to provide inclusive support and exhibit a caring attitude toward service users.

Qualifications

• Driving license and access to a vehicle due to rural location.
• Willingness to learn and complete the SVQ qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living activities like cooking and personal care.
• Encourage participation in hobbies and social activities.
• Assist with swimming and other recreational activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Teamwork

Confidence in water

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Positive attitude

Cooking skills

Computer skills

Education

SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare

Job description

Looking to start a new job with satisfaction that you'd struggle to find anywhere else? You're in luck as we're looking for new *female colleagues to join our amazing #TeamParkvale in Longside on a part-time (20 or 25 hours per week) or relief basis!

The Role

You'll become part of a fun, friendly team who support five individuals with learning and physical disabilities to live in their own shared home. You'll provide invaluable support with all aspects of their daily living, including cooking, cleaning, finances, medication and personal care. We'll also need you to be enthusiastic and creative supporting with their hobbies and interests too, these include arts & crafts, walking and going to various social events and activities. The people we support enjoy going swimming so we will need you to feel confident in the pool.

About You

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! However, for this opportunity we will need you to have a driving license and access to your own vehicle due to the rural location of our service.

What we will need you to bring: -;

• A caring and compassionate attitude
• The ability to work well in a team
• Confidence to go in the water as swimming is a regular activity
• Good communication and organisational skills
• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Confidence in the use of computers
• The ability to cook (baking would be a bonus too!)
• A full driving license and access to your own vehicle

Shift Patterns

As we're dedicated to providing the best support possible, shift patterns usually fall between the hours of 0700-2130 hours. Sleepovers, weekends and public holidays will also form part of your rota on a rotational basis.

The sleepover part of our sleepover shifts are not included in your contracted hours, so you will receive an additional £96 for every sleepover worked.

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait to hear from you!

We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Wendy Strachan or Lesley Burnett on 01779 821845.

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.

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.

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