Lead Practitioner

Job Description

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**Service: Renfrewshire Homelessness and Prevention**

**Based: Outreach across Renfrewshire**

**Hours**:Full Time - 37 hours**

**Salary: £23,088 - £25,813 (£12.00 - £13.42 per hour)**

**Contract** Permanent**

Are you ready to advance your career in Homelessness and Prevention?

**Homelessness and Prevention**

Turning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.

We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring.

We are thrilled to present an opportunity for a seasoned social care practitioner specialising in alcohol and substance abuse to become part of our welcoming team. Our focus is on providing assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness or in precarious situations requiring housing support. While familiarity with homelessness issues is advantageous, we will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in this position.

Our primary office is located on Sandyford Road in Renfrew, just off the motorway and easily reachable by public transportation, with a bus stop right outside. While having a driving license would be beneficial for this outreach service, it is not a mandatory requirement considering the diverse composition of our staff team.

Why not learn more about the position? Join us at our open day at the service located at 1 Sandyford Road, PA3 4HP on Saturday, June 29th, from 11am to 3pm. Our welcoming team will be there to guide you through the role.

We believe a menu of options should be available to individuals to prevent, or support someone to move on from Homelessness. This ensures we use a ‘no wrong door’ approach to accessing service and behind this door, people should be met with a ‘Whole System Approach’ to support.

We deliver a range of outreach services including Housing Support (Short and Long Term / Intensive); Housing First and Crisis Support.

Our ambitions are high for those we help; we want everyone to reach their full potential, to become active and valued members of their community, to acquire the life skills and decision-making capabilities to lead a stable productive and fulfilling life. We will challenge, coach and encourage to help achieve this, sometimes involving the peer support of others who have shared similar personal journeys.

We are also active members of the European Federation of National Organisations with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and founding Members of the Housing First Europe Hub.

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- 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?
No
- Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
No
- 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.