£12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: Dumfries & Galloway
Based: Lockerbie & Dumfries
Hours: Full Time & Part Time
Salary: £23,450 - £24,514 (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!
At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities for Support Practitioners to help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfill their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions, and create memorable experiences.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner. With Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same! You will provide individualized support to each person, engaging them with hobbies and interests to empower individuals to develop skills and independence.
About You
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will have flexibility to work on a rota. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills.
About Us – Lockerbie and Dumfries
We are a residential service supporting people with mental health issues, physical health, and learning disabilities. As a team, we provide 24/7 support to help individuals live their best lives.
Where there is a requirement for sleepover shifts, you will receive, on top of your £12.19 ph, an additional £96 for every sleepover shift you work!
Our Support Practitioner role will include:
* Helping to provide individualized 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.
* Supporting individuals within the community and engaging with their hobbies and interests, empowering individuals to develop skills and independence, promoting their overall growth.
* Attending various community groups and accompanying our service users to activities they are passionate about, from taking a trip to the cinema, enjoying a morning swim, or attending local groups or community projects.
* Assisting with personal care, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
* Celebrating achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.
If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.
Turning Point Scotland offers 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 start date.
Turning Point Scotland has Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organization that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of people’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfillment.
* 35 holiday/public holidays days’ year
* 123 learning and development courses
* Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare
* Your Career Pathway, we promote from within
* Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
* Wide range of family-friendly policies
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