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Hours: Full & Part-Time Available
Salary: £12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Contract: Permanent
Use your skills in a CAREER THAT CARES!
At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities for Support Practitioners to help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfil their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions, and create memorable experiences.
Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner; with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
Our Support Practitioner role will include:
1. Helping to 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.
2. Supporting individuals within the community and engaging with their hobbies and interests, empowering individuals to develop skills and independence, promoting their overall growth.
3. Attending various community groups and accompanying our service users to attend activities they are passionate about, from taking a trip to the cinema, enjoying a morning swim, or attending local groups or community projects, and accompanying them on holidays and trips away.
4. Assisting with personal care, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
5. Celebrating achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.
About You
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.
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!
About Us – Elgin Service
Our Greyfriars Close service provides support for adults with learning disabilities in Elgin. Each tenant at Greyfriars Close has their own flat with access to a communal area. We aim to support tenants to reach their goals and aspirations by providing person-centred approaches to our work.
We also have an Outreach Service providing support for adults with learning disabilities. Our Outreach Service presently provides support to people in different areas of Elgin who have their own tenancies. We aim to support them in all aspects of their day-to-day living and to promote their independence and wellbeing.
The support we provide is always person-centred; we do this by involving people who know the person well, including family and friends, other health and social work professionals, advocacy services, and our own staff members.
Where there is a requirement for sleepover shifts, you will receive, on top of your hourly rate, an additional £96.00 for every sleepover shift you work!
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role based on experience.
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 the start date.
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