Support Practitioner

Our fabulous #Team New House  in Kilbirnie are looking for a new colleague to complete their team on a 16 hours per week basis.

You’ll join a dedicated, well‑established and supportive team who provide 1:1 support to an amazing man in his 30s who has Autism. As a Support Practitioner, you’ll help him to maintain his own tenancy along with supporting his day‑to‑day personal needs, including meal planning, cooking, support with housework, observations with his medication and prompting with personal care. He will require guidance to establish and adapt routines and prompting for personal care.

This gentleman enjoys being active and getting out most days, so you’ll find yourself going out for walks, driving in his car and grabbing a bite to eat. He also loves going to local discos, museums and playing a few rounds at the crazy golf, but enjoys quiet times too and likes to relax on his tablet.

You don’t need experience to start your career with us; we recruit on values and transferrable skills. We’ll pay you for your training and we’ll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees!

As the gentleman we support has his own mobility car, we are specifically looking for a driver with a minimum of one year’s experience on the roads.

• A caring and compassionate attitude and approach
• Good communication and organisational skills
• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• An understanding of the importance of following routines and guidelines
• Confidence in the use of computers
• A full, manual UK driving licence with a minimum of 1 year driving experience

Our service provides 24/7 care and shift patterns will usually fall into patterns of one shift of 10 hours the following day (includes a sleepover) and will include weekend and public holidays on a rotational basis.

The sleepover part of your shift isn’t included in your contracted hours, so you will receive an additional £100.80 for each sleepover worked.

• You’ll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy – it often doesn’t feel like work
• Your job actually changes and improves lives – you’ll make a difference in your local community
• We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
• No uniform – we wear our own casual clothes
• We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
• We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
• Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award‑winning Training Academy
• Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
• Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
• 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
• Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
• Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today – we can’t wait to hear from you!

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Hannah Rennie on .

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.

We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

If you’re successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.