Service: Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington's
Based: Aberdalgie Road, Easterhouse G34 9HJ
Hours: Full Time 37 hrs
Salary: £30,049 - £33,155 (£15.62 - £17.23 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Ready to take the next step in your care career?
If you’re an experienced Support Worker looking to move into a leadership role, this is your opportunity to make a real difference every day.
What you’ll do
* Support individuals using a person-centred, trauma-informed approach
* Take the lead on shift and guide your team
* Help with staff supervision, coaching and development
* Contribute to support plans, risk assessments and reviews
* Work alongside families and health professionals
* Support people through challenging or crisis situations
What we’re looking for
* Experience in mental health or complex needs support
* Confidence to lead and support a team
* Strong communication and organisational skills
* Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries
* IT skills for recording and support planning
Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service
Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service provides support to individuals diagnosed with complex and enduring mental health conditions, and individuals who have Huntington's disease, to have as fulfilling a life as possible.
We are committed to offering a trauma informed approach supporting individuals to find their own strengths & having the confidence in themselves to cope with life’s challenges. We want individuals we support to have a true sense of belonging, a positive identity, feel valued & build a network of positive supportive relationships. We work very closely with partners in the Glasgow HSCP in supporting people who may be in crisis and in offering interventions to maximise their safety. Staff are creative and compassionate with a positive can-do attitude.
To do this - support is tailored to an individual’s needs and wishes and is reflected in their personalised support package.This may range from a few hours per week to support accessible 7 days per week, and you may be required to do sleepovers for which you will be financially rewarded. There is an expectation you may have to work evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.
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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