Support Practitioner

**Are you passionate about caring for people? Looking for a career in social care and not sure where to start? If so then we have full & part time opportunities within our housing support services in Auchtermuchty, Fife No previous experience in social care required as will train and support you**

**About us**

At Sense Scotland we deliver vital support that makes a real positive impact to vulnerable individual’s and we value the work each staff member provides to ensure positive goals are supported for those we care for. Our vision is the people we work with to live meaningful independent lives in a world that supports them to achieve their own ambitions. We do this by committing to our core values in practice and align this to all we do.

**Our values**
- Be open and honest.
- Recognise individual worth.
- Build relationships through trust.
- Act on the basis of individuals aspirations and needs.
- Be accountable.

**Your new role**

You will be working within one of our **Housing Support Services **based in **Auchtermuchty **supporting adults with a rage of complex support needs such as Autism, Hearing Impairment, ADHD, Learning disabilities, Epilepsy, Heller’s syndrome and Asperger’s. Individuals are supported in every element of their lives within the service out in the community, with a focus on person-centred care and you will be required to support their needs while on duty. You will be responsible for ensuring the residents health, safety and wellbeing are maintained while responding to any appropriately to any challenging behaviour or emergency situation which may arise and ensure a positive environment where residents feel at home.

We are currently offering **permanent contracts** between **16-37 hours per week** in return we offer excellent training and development as well as great staff benefits.

**What you will need succeed**
- Have a natural ability to manage and respond to individual needs
- Be able to work as a team and work 1-2-1 with key individuals
- Adapt to changeable situations and respond to residents needs
- Experience of working within a social care setting or passionate about support work
- Be able to build/develop positive long last relationship with residents
- Flexible to be able to work a variety of shifts to meet the support needs of others
- Reliable

**What you will get in return**
- Ongoing support and training
- Opportunity for career progression and further supporting qualifications
- Excellent annual holiday entitlement (36 days including bank holidays)
- Be part of a team of social care professionals
- Life Assurance Benefit
- Perkbox scheme/staff discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual Employee Awards Event
- Blue Light Card Membership - receive many discounts when you join
- £500 retention bonus once completed probationary period
- Health and wellbeing support
- Access to ABC platform (Anti-Burnout Club)
- HSF (Hospital Saturday Fund)
- Opportunity to take part in our Fundraising events
- Monthly staff award £voucher draw
- Registered with Concert for Carers

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16-37 per week

**Salary**: £10.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Day range:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends only

Physical setting:

- Extra care housing

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Auchtermuchty: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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