Support Practitioner (Part-Time) – Sutherland, (Home Respite Service)

Carr Gomm; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Carr Gomm is seeking a compassionate Part-Time Support Practitioner to join their Home Respite team in Sutherland. The role involves providing essential support to unpaid carers, helping them take breaks while ensuring their loved ones receive care in their own homes. No prior experience is mandatory, making it an excellent opportunity to enter social care.

Benefits

Anti-social hours payment

Time and a half for overtime

Enhanced mileage payment

35 to 40 days holiday

£200 Recommend a Friend Scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave

Defined Contribution pension scheme

Free Blue Light Card

Access to Carr Gomm App for health services

Membership of a credit union

Qualifications

• Kind, reliable, and motivated to help others.
• Flexibility and commitment to person-centred support.
• Driving license preferred for rural travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide meaningful support to unpaid carers and their families.
• Help ensure carers can take essential breaks.
• Support individuals in the comfort of their own homes.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Flexibility

Person-centred support

Job description

Rate: £25,224 – £26,737 per annum (pro rata) / £12.90 – £13.67 based on qualifications, skills and experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time, Supply/Casual/Relief

Hours: 5 hours per week

Looking for a role where your compassion can shine?

At Carr Gomm, we’re offering a rewarding opportunity to join our Home Respite team in Sutherland as a Part-Time Support Practitioner. You’ll play a key role in helping unpaid carers take essential breaks while providing meaningful support to the people they care for — all in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes.

About Us

Carr Gomm is a well-established Scottish charity delivering social care and support that truly makes a difference. We work alongside people to help them achieve their goals, live independently, and feel confident in their daily lives. Our Sutherland team provides short-term, flexible support to ensure carers can take time for themselves, knowing their loved ones are in safe hands.

Our work is driven by people, not processes. It’s about building trust, respecting choice, and delivering care that empowers. We provide the policies, training, and experience to back you — but it’s your values and dedication that will make all the difference.

No Experience? That’s OK.

We’re looking for people who are kind, reliable, and motivated to help others — not necessarily those with previous care experience. If you’re new to social care, we’ll provide a full induction and training to help you succeed.

Already worked in care? That’s a bonus. Your experience is valuable, and we’ll support your continued development.

What We’re Looking For

• A calm, compassionate, and trustworthy approach
• Flexibility and a commitment to person-centred support
• Driving licence preferred, due to rural travel

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.

Why Join Carr Gomm?

Alongside meaningful work, we offer:

• Anti-social hours payment of up to £1209 per annum when undertaking waking night shift (11pm-7am)
• Time and a half payment for hours worked over 37.5 hours per week (averaged over the pay period)
• 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!
• Free Blue Light Card

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