Overview
Support Practitioner - Full-time (39 hours per week)
Location: Levenmouth
Due to the nature of the role, we can only consider female applicants that hold a full UK manual driving licence.
Role and Training
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland makes a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. We have an opportunity to join our service based in Levenmouth as a permanent, full-time Support Practitioner (39 hours per week). This is an exciting chance to be part of a brand new service and play a key role in shaping the vital care provided to our service users.
No previous experience in care is required as you will be provided with full training by our excellent and award-winning learning and development team prior to starting. This training initially consists of classroom-based sessions and e-learning, and you will have the opportunity to shadow current Support Practitioners in their day-to-day role and meet the people you will be supporting. We will finance and support you to achieve your SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care in-house.
Responsibilities
* Social Support: Assisting individuals to engage with their communities by planning and attending outings to various clubs and leisure activities, such as day centres, cinema and swimming
* Medical Support: Administering and monitoring medication
* Personal Care: Assist people to maintain their wellbeing by promoting their personal care, including assistance with showering/bathing, dressing, arranging visits with professionals (dentists, doctors, opticians), and incontinence care
* Practical Support: Helping people to maintain their tenancy by encouraging daily tasks such as general housework, laundry, ironing, cooking, and shopping
Requirements
You could be expected to work day shifts, evenings shifts, weekends and sleepovers.
About Us
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making us the country’s largest provider of social care. We support individuals with a variety of needs including physical and/or learning disabilities, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse, and autism. Some people we support may present challenging behaviour or require a high level of personal care.
Benefits
* Cashback and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers
* Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance
* Continuous in-house training opportunities and opportunities to further your career in social care
* Refer a Friend scheme - £150 reward for successfully referring a friend, family member or colleague
* Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union
* HSF Health Care plan
* Counselling & Life Works service
In addition to these benefits, the role offers meaningful job satisfaction from making a positive difference in someone’s life.
How to Apply
If you are applying via a job board please submit an application via our website; otherwise we will be unable to contact you. If you have any difficulties while applying, contact our Regional Resourcing Consultant by emailing Scott at scoupland@trfs.org.uk.
All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer subject to satisfactory references and PVG checks. PVG checks will be required for all successful applicants; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector. All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date. Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications irrespective of race, ethnicity or national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, marital, parental status or sexual orientation. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us.
Closing Date: 20/10/25 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point).
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