Support Practitioner

-Locations
EdinburghService Name
North East Edinburgh Recovery ServiceType of service
Drugs and Alcohol ServiceJob Type
Support PractitionerHours of work
Full timeSalary
£12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of serviceJob Description

**Post: Support Practitioner**

**Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service (NEERS)**

**Based: Edinburgh (Leith, Craigmillar)**

**Hours**:Full Time 37hrs**

**Salary**:£12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service**

**Annual**:**£23,450 - £24,514**

**Contract: Permanent**

**CAREERS THAT CARE**

At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities for Support Practitioners and help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfil their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions, & creating memorable experiences.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same

You will provide individualised support to each person supporting them to come into drop-ins to access treatment, phone call support, welfare check-ins to prevent individuals dropping out of treatment and outreach engaging them with hobbies and interests to empower individuals to develop skills and independence.

Our Support Practitioner role will include:

- Helping to 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.
- Supporting individuals within the community and engaging with their hobbies and interests & empowering individuals to develop skills and independence, promoting their overall growth.
- Attending various community groups and accompanying our service users to attend activities they are passionate about.
- Celebrate achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.

**About You**

You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.

You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills.

**About Us**

The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar, The Access Place and Central Prescribing Team at Harm reduction Team at Spittal St.

You will be carrying out assessments and making referrals and managing your own case load based across any of the 4 sites.

We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to our North East Edinburgh Recovery Service, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.

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.
- Job Description
- Person Specification
-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?
NoDoes the post include personal care?
NoDoes the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
NoWill the service users be involved in this process?
NoContact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.