Post: Support Practitioner
Service: Turnaround
Based: Paisley ( Gleniffer Road)
Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week)
Salary: £12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Annual: £23, - £24,
Contract: Permanent
Unleash your Potential: Help us Change Lives?
Have you considered a career in care? Turning Point Scotland are hiring Support Practitioners for our Turnaround Residential Service looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
This is a challenging but incredibly rewarding role which needs passion, skill, compassion and empathy to support individuals to integrate, feel fulfilled and included in their community.
TURNING POINT SCOTLAND’S TURNAROUND SERVICE
The Turning Point Scotland Turnaround service delivers focused services that address the complex and interrelated issues of offending behaviour and problematic use of alcohol and other drugs. In, we redesigned our service to also include a Throughcare model.
Since, we have worked alongside councils and social work departments within 22 local authorities including Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.
YOU
A full UK drivers licence and access to own vehicle is desirable, but not mandatory. Since there is no public transport available to our service location, you will need to arrange secure transportation to and from work. If you have the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity, click apply to join our team!
You will work 12-hour shifts, including day shift (8am – 8pm) and nightshift (8pm – 8am).
You will be working 4 days one week and 3 days the next.
We follow a rotating 6-week rota, with 2 weeks of nightshift incorporated into those weeks, ensuring that each member of our team gets a chance to experience nightshift. This way, everyone has an opportunity to contribute during different hours of the day. We believe in fairness and equal distribution of responsibilities.
If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you!
When you work with us, we support you Because You Matter .
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 start date.
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