Support Practitioner

**About Us**:
Are you a patient and caring individual looking a new career in Social Care? We are extremely proud of the work we do and are currently seeking new talent. We invite you to join our team
At Sense Scotland, we make a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. Our vision is for the people we support to live fulfilling and happy lives and to achieve their own ambitions, and we place importance on strong values and on developing warm, positive relationships. We value input from every staff member to ensure that meaningful outcomes are established with those we support, and we do this by committing to our core values in practice.

**Working for us**:
**We offer a wide range of staff benefits; these include**:

- Annual Staff and Volunteer Awards
- Blue Light Card Membership
- Cyclescheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies
- Generous annual leave entitlement (pro-rata) - 36 days (including public holidays)
- Health and wellbeing support
- HSF health plan and HSF Perkbox
- Incentive to stay payment once completed probationary period
- Life Assurance benefit
- Monthly staff award £voucher draw
- Pension scheme
- Referral incentive
- Scottish Living Wage employer
- Training and Development - we support social care qualifications via our onsite SVQ centre

**About the Role**:
Our Fort William Supported Living services are looking for warm and friendly Part Time (15 or 30 hours) and Full Time (37 hours) Support to care for vulnerable people in their homes and in the community in order to help them live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

Our values are aligned to all we do and we are truly passionate about how we care for others. Not only will you feel a sense of achievement when supporting a vulnerable person but you will be located in an area with excellent outdoor facilities and beautiful scenery with so much to get involved in

As a Support Practitioner you will be able to communicate effectively and adapt to unique ways to ensure the communication is understood while you get to know a person. You will take the time to develop and explain daily plans alongside the people we support, while building strong last relationships and trust. You will be required to manage daily living expenses and help support each individual to live independently while taking a person-centred approach. The role also requires keeping a record of daily support and health and safety checks to ensure a person’s health and well-being are maintained at all times.

Providing personal care is an essential part of the role and each person has individual needs which can include; administering medication and ensuring this is monitored, bathing, assistance using the bathroom, ensuring all safety measure are in place with regards to PPE and government guidelines, helping prepare meals and support to access restaurants and cafes should a person wish to use community facilities. You will also be responsible for carrying out household duties to ensure cleanliness is maintained.

The people we support enjoy all kinds of activities from long walks, day trips to local places of interest, steam trains, going out for lunch, going shopping, going on holiday. We are looking for people who will share their hobbies and actively support people to take part in their community and lead a full life. You will work with the supported person and their families and fellow team members to plan activities but you will have a lot of autonomy and will need to be able to work independently.

As a Support Practitioner every day is different and spending time with a person or getting to know them is an essential part of the role and if you have a true passion for helping people then this could be the perfect position for you Salary: up to £31,175 per annum (inclusive of 2 sleep in payments per week)

**This role could be for your if**:

- You have a great work ethic and can work using your own initiative
- You are enthusiastic about helping people we support achieve their goals in life
- You have excellent communication skills
- You are professional and can deal with queries in a diplomatic and confidential manner
- You are patient and understanding
- You are eager to learn and develop your skills in any training provided
- You have a good knowledge of services Sense Scotland provide
- Driver (Desirable)