Lead Practitioner

Job Description

Glasgow Housing Support (North West) Service

Type of service: Drugs and Alcohol Service

Job Type: Lead Practitioner

Hours of work: Full time

Job Description

Post: Lead Practitioner

Service: Glasgow Housing Support, Moving On Service

Based: Glasgow

Hours: Full Time 37hrs

Salary: £26,076- £29,144

Contract: Permanent

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you. Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Glasgow Housing Support are looking for people like you to help provide individualized 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.

The Glasgow Housing Support Service provides temporary supported accommodation for 10 individuals over 18 years old, experiencing homelessness with a previous history of illicit drugs misuse and who are currently addressing these issues. We were commissioned by Glasgow Homeless Partnership and Glasgow Addiction Service.

Our main aims are to support individuals with housing support issues such as budgeting, food and nutrition, tenancy management and social skills all of which are essential for resettling and maintaining mainstream housing. We also assist individuals to access permanent housing, education, employment, confidence building, and relaxation/counselling courses.

We work closely with other agencies in assisting in the recovery of our service users. The Service is staffed on a 24 hour, 7 day per week rota system.

As a Lead Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

We value lived experience.

Benefits package

• 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? No

Does the post include personal care? No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No

Will the service users be involved in this process? No