Support Practitioner

Job Description

Post:
Support Practitioner
* Full UK Drivers Licence essential*

Service:
South Ayrshire

Based:
South Ayrshire

Hours:

Full Time & Part Time Available

Salary: £24,242 - £25,264 (pro rata)

Contract:

Permanent

If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in South Ayrshire are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on a 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity providing services to people with addictions, learning disabilities, mental health issues, those in the criminal justice system and those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Turning Point Scotland South Ayrshire delivers services to people with Learning Disabilities, on the Autistic Spectrum and with Mental Health needs. We have been successfully supporting adults in South Ayrshire since 2004.

Supports are either community based or within the person's own home. People are supported to become active members of their community through accessing local resources, building on skills, maintaining and developing friendships, employment opportunities and working towards agreed outcomes.

Each individual has a committed staff team who work together to deliver a bespoke person-centred package to meet the individual’s needs and achieving agreed outcomes. We focus on enabling individuals to meet their aspirations, develop new skills, increase self-esteem and get the most out of life.

The support we provide is always person-centred, involving those who know the person well – family, friends, other health and social work professionals, advocacy services and our own staff members.

No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity are all you need to join our team.

As a Support Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

Turning Point Scotland offers a salary matching within the pay points of the role.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of the start date.

We value lived experience – please  to read more about our views.

• Platinum accreditation in Investors in People
• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
• Your Career Pathway: we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution of 4%
• Wide range of family-friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holiday days per year

Full UK Driving Licence essential

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes

Does the post include personal care? Yes

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? Yes

Will the service users be involved in this process? No

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on .