Support Practitioner (Responder Service)

Carr Gomm; Oban; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative service in Oban is seeking dedicated responders to enhance community safety and support. As part of a flexible team, you will play a crucial role in responding to emergencies and providing planned support, ensuring individuals can maintain their independence at home. This role is vital in reducing hospital admissions and ambulance call-outs, making a real difference in the lives of those we support. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your contribution and offers a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Vehicle provided

Qualifications

• Driver essential; vehicle provided for the role.
• Experience in emergency response and support services is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Respond to known risks and provide planned supports.
• Ensure safety and well-being of individuals in their homes.

Skills

Driving

Emergency Response

Risk Management

Support Services

Job description

Flexible hours available.

Driver essential (Vehicle provided)

The Oban Day & Overnight Responder Service provides an effective and efficient way to respond to known risks that occur on an unplanned basis, for example, falls and other accidents. Additionally, the service provides planned supports. The responder approach ensures that people remain safe and well in their own homes while reducing incidences of ambulance call-outs and hospital admissions. This approach is also more enabling as it removes – for some people – the requirement to rely on a sleepover service or 2:1 supports, by moving through a planned and risk-managed process towards greater independence and positive outcomes.

The responder service has an impact on the emergency and community services. Having a team of well-trained and responsible staff in this service reassures the people we support that someone is always on hand, which allows many individuals to feel safe at home. We look forward to helping this service grow, develop, and make positive changes for the people we support.

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.