Support Practitioner
Turning Point Scotland
Date: 22 hours ago
City: Forfar
Contract type: Full time
Locations
Angus - Forfar, Angus - Montrose
Service Name
Angus Service
Type of service
Learning Disabilities
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full Time and/or Part Time
Salary
£12.60 - £12.74 per hour
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: Angus
Based: Forfar & Montrose
Hours: Full Time & Part Time Available
Salary: £24,242 - £24,514 (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!
At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities to 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 in this support role.
Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
Our Role Will Include:
No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.
About Us – Angus
Turning Point Scotland’s Angus service provides support to individuals with complex needs including learning disability and autism in their own homes, living in the community and support them with every day opportunities that promotes independence and choice.
We strive to enable people to access everyday life experiences including access to education, employment/volunteering and social activities. We will also provide support with developing relationships and maintaining a home. We work in partnership with health teams, social work teams, Community justice teams, Police and advocacy.
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
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.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
Job Description
Support Practitioner - Job Description.pdf – 112KB Opens in a new window
Person Specification
Support Practitioner - Person Specifcation.pdf – 62KB Opens in a new window
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.
No
Does the post include personal care?
Yes
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
Yes
Will the service users be involved in this process?
Yes
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
Angus - Forfar, Angus - Montrose
Service Name
Angus Service
Type of service
Learning Disabilities
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full Time and/or Part Time
Salary
£12.60 - £12.74 per hour
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: Angus
Based: Forfar & Montrose
Hours: Full Time & Part Time Available
Salary: £24,242 - £24,514 (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!
At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities to 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 in this support role.
Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
Our 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, from taking a trip to the cinema, enjoying a morning swim or attending local groups or community projects, accompany on holidays and trips away with the individuals we support.
- Assist with personal care, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
- Celebrate achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.
No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.
About Us – Angus
Turning Point Scotland’s Angus service provides support to individuals with complex needs including learning disability and autism in their own homes, living in the community and support them with every day opportunities that promotes independence and choice.
We strive to enable people to access everyday life experiences including access to education, employment/volunteering and social activities. We will also provide support with developing relationships and maintaining a home. We work in partnership with health teams, social work teams, Community justice teams, Police and advocacy.
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
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.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
Job Description
Support Practitioner - Job Description.pdf – 112KB Opens in a new window
Person Specification
Support Practitioner - Person Specifcation.pdf – 62KB Opens in a new window
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.
No
Does the post include personal care?
Yes
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
Yes
Will the service users be involved in this process?
Yes
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
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