Female Support Practitioner

2 months ago

Hamilton, United Kingdom Sense Scotland Full time
About us

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.

We are offering 0 15.25 hour contracts hours per week for *Female Support Practitioners to join our established Airdrie Service supporting a young female who has made significant steps towards independency of the last three years by moving into her own home.

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

About the service

At our Airdrie Service, we create a warm and welcoming living and working environment. Our dedicated team provides one-to-one support for a young deaf and autistic woman who lives in her own home with 24-hour support. We empower her to lead a happy and meaningful life while achieving her personal goals both at home and in the community.


The focus of this position is to provide person-centered support that encourages her to engage in daily tasks and routines. You will work alongside her to build skills that promote self-sufficiency while respecting her need for structure and consistency.


In this role, you will build a trusting relationship that serves as the foundation for assisting her with:

  • Personal care and support in her home, including housework, medication administration, meal preparation, and companionship.
  • Collaboration with family and other professionals to ensure the highest quality of care.
  • Promoting her independence and individuality according to her Support Plan.
  • Keeping accurate and up-to-date records of daily tasks.
  • Effective communication with the staff team and family.


This is a female-only service, and it is desirable for the successful candidate to have a full UK driving license, as you will drive the young lady's mobility car to access a variety of activities and local areas as part of her regular support.
At Sense Scotland, we take pride in offering a diverse range of engaging activities. We believe life is about more than just care; it’s about enjoyment, fulfilment, and meaningful experiences.


The young lady we support enjoys being outside, long walks, visits to the seaside, a wander around the zoo or places of interest including the museums and historic attractions. She loves to go for a drive in her car and likes to have a Greggs for lunch. Family are important to her and she is much happier around upbeat people who make her laugh and smile with their silly humour.

*This is a Female Support Practitioner role and for this position, female is an Occupational Requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.


What’s the shift pattern?
Our Airdrie Service provides round-the-clock support every day of the year. Staff will work a rolling 4-week master rota, with one full weekend off every four weeks. During this time, you will cover one Friday, Saturday, and Sunday shift over the other three weeks.


24 hour Shift Details:

  • Start Time: 9:45 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Sleepover: Following the evening shift, you will complete a 9-hour sleepover in the service.
  • Early Shift: The following day includes a short shift from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
About you

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.

What you will need to succeed

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

Working for us

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.

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