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.
Our Forfar service is currently recruiting for part time Support Practioners (16-20 hours per week) and Relief Support Practitioners to join their dedicated team. As a Support Practitioner you will be expected to work shift patterns, weekends and waking nightshift via a staff rota.
Driving is desirable and you will have a full UK manual driving licence however, this is not essential for the post. You will be supported with all training for the role through our e-learning and classroom style training.
If you would like to speak with someone about these opportunities contact recruitment@sensescotland.org.uk detailing your contact details and one of the team will give you a call to discuss.
Join us in making a real difference and embark on a fulfilling journey at Sense Scotland.
About the service
The Forfar service is set in an idyllic location with a large communal space both inside and outdoors where you can support the individuals to be as creative as they wish. We are a small team who put the people we support at the heart of the service.
We are looking for people who are adaptable, enthusiastic, motivated and caring to join our team who provide 24 hour care and support to 4 adults living within their own homes.
All of the people supported need support with all aspects of their life which includes either full support or prompting with personal care, support with cooking or prompting to cook meals, general household tasks, shopping and attending appointments.
They also require support to attend all their activities and require full support to participate in some of these, for example swimming.
The individuals we support all have a range of different sensory impairments including sight and hearing impairments. Some people have complex communication needs and we use different communication methods to meet the individuals needs. There is also the requirement for staff to carry out moving and assisting tasks as we have one individual who uses a wheelchair and we act as sighted guides for the people we support.
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.