Support Practitioner - Male only

Richmond Fellowship Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Support Practitioner to join their dedicated team. This role involves supporting a male service user with an acquired brain injury and complex needs, ensuring he enjoys life and visits places of interest. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, empathy, and the ability to work both independently and in a team. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in someone's life while enjoying generous benefits, including cash back at retailers, paid travel, and continuous training opportunities. Join a supportive environment that values inclusivity and personal growth.

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

Employee forum

Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union

HSF Health Care plan

Counselling and life works service

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with complex needs and behaviours.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support a male service user with an acquired brain injury.
• Provide tailored support 24/7, including various shift patterns.

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. A full manual driving licence with access to a car is highly desirable but not essential.

The role:

You will be supporting a male service user, on a 2:1 ratio, with an acquired brain injury. Our supported individual wants to experience and enjoy life and visit places of interest.

As well as an acquired brain injury, the service user has complex needs and behaviours of concern. Therefore, we are ideally seeking candidates with experience of these aspects. CALMS training will be given as part of this role, as well as being supported by the TRFS positive behaviour support team.

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: 16/4/25 (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.