Make a Difference Every Day with Carr Gomm
Are you looking for a rewarding, flexible role where you can positively impact your local community? Join Carr Gomm’s highly-rated Home Respite service in Inverness as a Part-Time Support Practitioner.
About Carr Gomm
Carr Gomm is a leading social care and community development charity. Our Inverness service provides short-term respite to people with caring responsibilities, helping to maintain wellbeing at home. We focus on person-centred support, ensuring carers have the time to rest and recharge while their loved ones receive safe, compassionate care.
The Role
As a Support Practitioner, you’ll provide 1–5 hour visits to individuals at home, giving their carers essential time off. This flexible role is ideal if you’re balancing other responsibilities such as family or study. You’ll be joining a Care Inspectorate 5-star rated service, committed to excellence in every visit.
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals who are:
1. Compassionate, reliable, and community-minded
2. Experienced or new to care – full training is provided
3. Drivers preferred, as we serve rural areas
We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.
What We Offer
4. Anti-social hours payment of up to £1209 per annum when undertaking waking night shift (11pm-7am)
5. Time and a half payment for hours worked over 37.5 hours per week (averaged over the pay period)
6. Enhanced mileage payment of 45p per mile
7. 35 days’ holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service.
8. £200 Recommend a Friend Scheme (T&Cs apply).
9. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
10. A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
11. Free Blue Light Card (giving access to thousands of discounts and promotions)
12. Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling.
13. Membership of a credit union
14. Cycle to work scheme; and more!
Ready to Apply?
Our application process is straightforward and takes just 10–15 minutes. You’ll be asked to provide details about previous employment, SSSC registration (if applicable), and PVG membership.
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