Support Practitioner

Job Description

Full and Part Time available & Relief Hours

£13.45 per hour

Position Overview

Post: Support Practitioner

Service: Learning Disabilities

Based: Dundee

Hours: Full Time & Part Time Available

Salary: £25,878 (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Role Description

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.

As a Support 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.

No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided. We believe the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity are all you need to join our team.

We value lived experience and work in partnership with service users, families, health and social work teams and advocacy services.

Employment Details

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

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.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

Benefits

• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
• Career Pathway: promotion from within and internal advertising of all jobs
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holiday days per year