Support Practitioner *Male Driver only*

Richmond Fellowship Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a compassionate Support Practitioner to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with acquired brain injuries. This role involves providing dedicated support to a male service user, ensuring he enjoys life and engages in activities of interest. The successful candidate will join a committed team, working flexible shifts while receiving generous benefits, including paid travel and continuous training opportunities. If you are empathetic and driven to support others, this is a rewarding opportunity to enhance lives and grow within the social care sector.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Cash back and discounts at retailers

Paid travel during shifts

45p per mile fuel allowance

Continuous in-house training

Refer-a-friend scheme

Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union

HSF Health Care plan

Counselling and life works service

Qualifications

• Empathetic and caring nature is essential for this role.
• Excellent communication skills are a must for effective support.

Responsibilities

• Support a male service user with an acquired brain injury.
• Provide tailored support across various shifts, including nights and weekends.

Skills

Empathy

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

IT Literacy

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Job description

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland makes a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Downfield Street service as Support Practitioner on a full-time basis.

Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from male candidates who hold a manual driving license and have access to a car.

The role:

As a Support Practitioner, you will predominantly be supporting a male service user with an acquired brain injury. He wants to experience and enjoy life and to do things and visit places of interest. Our service user will be supported on a 2:1 ratio.

As well as supporting this particular individual, the successful candidate will, at times, support other service users across the service.

To be an amazing Support Practitioner, we’ll need you to:

• Have an empathetic and caring nature
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• IT literate
• Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own
• Good organisational skills

Shift Patterns:

Our dedicated team provide tailored support 24/7 and shift patterns include working days, evenings, sleepovers, wakened nights, weekends and bank/public holidays.

The sleepover part of your shift is not included in your contracted hours so for every sleepover you cover you will be paid an additional £99.20.

• Generous annual leave
• Cash back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers
• Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance
• Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care
• Refer-a-friend scheme - £150 reward for successfully referring a colleague
• Employee forum - for employees to voice their opinions and give feedback which in turn, allows us to continuously improve as an employer
• Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union
• HSF Health Care plan, counselling and life works service

Closing Date: 28/2/25 (we reserve the right to close the advert early)

If you are applying via a job board then please be aware that you must submit an application via our website otherwise we will be unable to contact you!

All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer - this is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and PVG; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector. All new colleagues will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date.

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

We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications irrespective of race, ethnicity or national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, marital, parental status or sexual orientation. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams.