About us
Looking for a rewarding career in Social Care?
At Sense Scotland, we take immense pride in our work and are currently seeking new talent to join us in supporting individuals with their everyday lives. Our vision is to help those we support lead fulfilling and happy lives, enabling them to achieve their own ambitions. We prioritise strong values, fostering warm relationships, and creating positive experiences. We value input from all staff members, ensuring meaningful outcomes through the commitment to our core values.
Dundee Day Support services is looking to recruit a part time Support Practitioner offering 20 hours per week. Our ideal candidate will be a driver however this is not essential for the role. The role does include early and late shifts, weekends and public holidays.
Join us in making a real difference and embark on a fulfilling journey at Sense Scotland.
About the service
Dundee Day Support Services is registered under one branch within the Care Inspectorate covering more than one location - Support Service without Care at Home.
Dundee Support Services operates from 8am until 10pm over 7 days across two bases in Dundee. All the adults we support have a learning disability and/or physical disability and complex communication support needs.
Our enthusiastic team pride themselves in assisting the people they support to live a full, active and independent lifestyle despite any challenges they face. Our services offer excellent facilities and opportunities for these individuals to be involved in a range of activities. Our team also provide a safe, warm space to meet up and socialise with their peers, all while receiving specialist therapeutic support.
Your job will be to provide a person-centred care package in order to meet the needs of the people using the service, including supporting individuals with their personal care, moving and assisting routines, support with non-verbal communication and sensory techniques, and helping the adults to have lots of fun and achieve goals within their life.
• The Hillview base offers a more therapeutic type of support using a base where there are activity spaces available to support on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis.
• Community Links is a drop-in space offering a place to rest, eat or be supported with personal care.
As an organisation, Sense Scotland is very committed to staff development. You will have access to induction, regular supervision, peer support meetings, and management and practice development forums within the organisation.
About you
At Sense Scotland, what is important is that all our staff have a genuine passion to make a difference in the life of someone with additional support needs.
What you will need to succeed
• Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
• Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
• Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
• Able to prioritise and manage workloads
• Eager to develop
• A genuine passion for caring for others
• Patience and understanding
If you value the power of a smile and want to make a positive impact by helping those we support engage in activities they love, this role is for you. Whether you have experience in health and social care and seek a better work-life balance or are considering a career change to start in social care, we want to hear from you!
Working for us
We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment, some of these include:
• Retention payment of £500 – we reward our people
• 100’s of discount options to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Earn £250 by referring a friend
• Training and development – opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge via our e-learning packages and so much more
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 24 days annual leave plus 12 Public Holidays which increases with length of service
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
• Cycle to Work scheme and HSF Health Plan, your health and wellbeing is important to us.
Our full list of benefits can be found here.
Please note that Terms and Conditions and/or qualifying criteria apply to the benefits listed above.
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