Bank Support Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Galashiels, United Kingdom The Richmond Fellowship Scotland Full time

**TRFS is committed to paying 40ph above the Scottish Government’s Living Wage declared 2024/25 rate for Social Care. This means from April 2024 we intend to pay £12.40ph i.e. 40ph above the Scottish Government’s committed rate.**

Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland in our Galashiels and Hawick services and helping support the people who need it most in our communities

No previous experience in care is required as you will be provided with full training by our excellent and award-winning learning & development team prior to starting. This training initially consists of classroom-based sessions and e-learning as well as the opportunity to shadow current Support Practitioners in their day-to-day role and meet the people you will be supporting.

On top of this training we will also finance and support you to achieve your SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care in-house

**Requirements**:
As a Bank Support Practitioner you could be expected to work weekends, shift patterns and sleepovers if required.

**About the Role**:
Your responsibilities will depend on the needs of the individuals that you support and can include:

- ** Social Support**:

- Assisting individuals to engage with their communities by planning and attending outings to various clubs and leisure activities such as day centres, bowling, cinema, swimming etc.
- ** Medical Support**:

- Administering and monitoring medication.
- ** Personal Care**:

- Assist people to maintain their wellbeing by promoting their personal care which would include assistance with showering/bathing, dressing, arranging visits with professionals such as dentists, doctors or opticians, assisting with incontinence care.
- ** Practical Support**:

- Helping people to maintain their tenancy by encouraging daily household tasks such as general housework, laundry, ironing, cooking, shopping.

**About Us**:
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making us the country's largest provider of social care. We support individuals with a variety of different needs such as physical and/or learning disabilities, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse and autism. Some of the people we support can present challenging behaviour or require a high level of personal care.

**Benefits**:

- TRFS rewards scheme (which includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers)
- Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance.
- Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care.
- Refer a Friend scheme
- £150 reward for successfully referring a friend, family member or colleague.
- Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union.
- HSF Health Care plan.
- Counselling & Life Works service.

All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer

All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

Closing Date: 9/4/24 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time)

**How to Apply**:



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