Job Title: Support Practitioner
Location: Dundee
Type of Service: Learning Disabilities
Job Type: Full Time and/or Part Time
Salary: £12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Annual Salary: £23,450 - £24,514
Contract: Permanent
Because People Matter - Work with Us
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 important to you, 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 Dundee are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
Turning Point Scotland - Dundee Service
Turning Point Scotland’s Dundee service provides support to individuals with various needs including learning disability, physical disability, autism, mental health illness, and community justice. We offer supported living services, housing support, and day opportunities to promote independence and choice, enabling individuals to access everyday life experiences including education, employment, and social activities. We also provide support with developing relationships and maintaining a home, working in partnership with service users, their families, health teams, social work teams, and advocacy.
The support we provide is always person-centred, involving those who know the person well, including family, friends, health and social work professionals, advocacy services, and our own staff members.
No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion, and integrity is 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 them with practical and emotional support, and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives, such as keeping safe, engaging in meaningful activities, community involvement, and maintaining physical and emotional health.
Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of the start date.
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Benefits Package:
* Comprehensive Induction
* 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, employer contribution 4%
* Wide range of family-friendly policies
* 35 holiday/public holiday days per year
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
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