Support Practitioner

7 months ago

Newton Stewart, United Kingdom Turning Point Scotland Full time

Job Description

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**Service: Dumfries & Galloway**

**Based: Newton Stewart**

**Hours**:Full & Part-Time Available**

**Salary: £11.08 - £11.58 per hour, rising to £11.30 in your first year of service**

**Annual**:£21,318 - £22,285**

**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 an important part of who you are, 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 **Dumfries & Galloway** 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.

If this sounds like you, then **Because People Matter** at **Turning Point Scotland**, why not join us to reach your full potential.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in **Dumfries & Galloway** are looking for Full and Part-Time.

When you work with us, we support you Because You Matter.

Where there is a requirement to work sleepover shifts, **you will earn an extra £84.80 for each shift worked**

We work a 37-hour working week, not a 40-hour week. In addition, we pay you for your work travel time and the costs for public transport or if you have a car, we pay 45p per mile, so you are not out of pocket.

Our services in Dumfries & Galloway are well regarded and we have a waiting list for people to be supported by us. Why, because we retrain our staff and have numerous benefits including full sick pay, not just SSP, which increases with length of service. In addition, as one of our Support Practitioners, you will have 35 days every year as holidays/public holidays.

**Dumfries & Galloway Service**

Provides support to vulnerable adults with learning and physical disabilities alongside other lifelong conditions. Our service principal is to promote independence, choice and to work with the people we support to enable them to lead the life they choose. We support people to access everyday life experiences including holidays, education, employment and social activities as well as providing support to sustain and develop relationships alongside skills for everyday living including budgeting, personal care and domestic skills for the person to maintain their own home.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

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 e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile. Click here

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
- Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have
**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 organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
- 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 holidays days' per year.
- Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle?
No
- Does the post include personal care?
Yes
- Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
Yes
- Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
- Contact name & details
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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