Support Practitioner Waking Night

Support Practitioner – Dundee (Waking Night)

Salary: £26,886 – £28,353 per annum (pro rata) / £13.75 – £14.50 based on qualifications, skills and experience

Locality: Dundee

Job Type: Full Time

We are recruiting for Waking Night Support Practitioners to join our established teams in Dundee.

If you’re good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions, and dreams then we currently have a variety of full-time opportunities for you to join our teams in Dundee.

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, Autism, Physical & Learning Disabilities.

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.

As a way of demonstrating how much we value you and your commitment we offer a range of great benefits:

• Anti-social hours enhancement of up to £1272, per annum, when undertaking waking night shifts (11pm-7am)
• 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!

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those who 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.

For more details about the role, including responsibilities and requirements, download the job profile (PDF).

For further information, please contact our recruitment team on recruitment.

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