Support Practitioner (Male Only)

Carr Gomm; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Glasgow is seeking Support Practitioners to assist individuals in daily living and community integration. This role offers comprehensive training and emphasizes essential values such as empathy and respect. Benefits include a competitive salary, enhanced holiday entitlement, and additional perks for working unsocial hours.

Benefits

35 days holiday per year

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Free physiotherapy and health coaching

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced mileage payment

Qualifications

• Candidates with relevant experience are welcome, but full training is provided.
• Essential values include honesty, respect, empathy, and compassion.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily living and planning for their future.
• Assist in preventing social isolation and loneliness.

Skills

Empathy

Honesty

Respect

Compassion

Job description

Overview

Get Ready to Thrive in 2025! We are recruiting for Support Practitioners to join our team in Glasgow. Due to service needs we have specific vacancies suitable for male candidates only*

Role and responsibilities

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 and other Disabilities.

Training and values

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.

Eligibility and sponsorship

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.

Benefits

• £25,224 – £26,737 per annum (pro rata) / £12.90 – £13.67 based on qualifications, skills and experience
• Anti-social hours enhancement of up to £1,241 per annum, when undertaking waking night shifts (11pm-7am)
• Enhanced 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!

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*Please note that Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this vacancy.