Support Practitioner

Looking for a rewarding career in Social Care?

At Sense Scotland, we take immense pride in our work and are currently seeking new talent to join us in supporting individuals with their everyday lives. Our vision is to help those we support lead fulfilling and happy lives, enabling them to achieve their own ambitions. We prioritise strong values, fostering warm relationships, and creating positive experiences. We value input from all staff members, ensuring meaningful outcomes through the commitment to our core values.

Join us in making a real difference and embark on a fulfilling journey at Sense Scotland.

Ayrshire Care at Home and Housing Support Services

Sense Scotland supports a number of adults with communication support needs and /or a physical/learning disability across Ayrshire. Within Sense Scotland we provide Care at Home and Housing Support services to 5 individuals within their own tenancies. Sense provides flexible 24hr support to the people we work for which includes; early shifts, back shifts, day shifts, sleep overs and/or night shifts. Sense pride themselves on ensuring that small dedicated teams of support are built round the people we work for to ensure they have consistency in their lives. These services are located within the Stevenston, Saltcoats and Irvine area.

All of the people who use our services require practical help for day to day living including assistance to communicate their needs, support with mobility and in some cases support with eating and drinking and personal care. Some individuals do not communicate through speech but through their behaviour and for some this can present challenges. You will receive extensive training in understanding behaviours and how best to manage this. At Sense Scotland we recognise that everyone comes with great personalities and can make an active contribution to their community in their own way with our support. Each individual is unique and has their own personal support plan to ensure they reach their potential and have the kind of support that is important to them. We work closely with families and good communication with families is an important part of the role.

The nature of the services provided by Sense Scotland means that no two days look the same. We are looking to recruit an individual that is open to trying new activities and who is able to contribute their skills to ensure that the people we work for have as fulfilling a life as possible. As well as promoting the importance of social activities and building community connection there is an expectation that the successful candidate will take responsibility for ensuring the individual health needs are met. The ability to lead a team towards meeting the outcomes of the service is essential.

The people we support have access to their own vehicle therefore a clean driving license is desirable. There will be 1:1 working required but you will have regular access to peer support and the opportunity work alongside other supervisors and managers for guidance. Experience is desirable but not essential as we provide extensive training, local induction and regular supervision and support.

This is a highly rewarding post. We are looking for a person who is; highly enthusiastic, organised, a team player and is willing to learn new things. A caring nature is essential to the role. The successful candidate must have a good approach to the management of risk and keeping the people we support safe.

At Sense Scotland what is important is that all our staff have a genuine passion to make a difference in the life of someone with additional support needs.

Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
Able to prioritise and manage workloads
Eager to develop
A genuine passion for caring for others
Patience and understanding

If you value the power of a smile and want to make a positive impact by helping those, we support engage in activities they love, this role is for you. Whether you have experience in health and social care and seek a better work-life balance or are considering a career change to start in social care, we want to hear from you

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment, some of these include:

Retention payment of £500 we reward our people
100’s of discount options to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more
Earn £250 by referring a friend
Training and development opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge via our e-learning packages and so much more
Generous annual leave entitlement 24 days annual leave plus 12 Public Holidays which increases with length of service
Pension scheme to help you save for the future
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
Cycle to Work scheme and HSF Health Plan, your health and wellbeing is important to us.

Our full list of benefits can be found here.

Please note that Terms and Conditions and/or qualifying criteria apply to the benefits listed above.