About Us
Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland! We are on the lookout for a compassionate and creative individual with a positive attitude to join us as Support Practitioner, based in St Andrews and Tayport. Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from male candidates that hold a full UK manual driving licence.
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 different needs such as physical and/or learning disabilities, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse, autism and individuals who have been part of the criminal justice system. Some of the people we support can present challenging behaviour or require a high level of personal care.
The Role
As a Support Practitioner, you will assist individuals living in their own homes with disabilities and/or additional support needs in all aspects of their daily lives, including support with medication and finances, housework, meal preparation, cooking and personal care. The people we support have a variety of hobbies which we’ll be looking to you to take an active interest in, from going out for a bite to catching the latest movie, a gym session or a group activity. The successful candidate will need to complete moving and handling training, so a degree of physical fitness is required.
The supported individuals’ care needs include autism, dementia, learning difficulties, and mental health.
What We’re Looking For
* Empathetic and caring nature
* Good observation skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Confidence in using computers
* Ability to work well in a team environment and on your own
* Good organisational skills
Requirements: As a Support Practitioner you will be expected to work day shifts, evening shifts, weekends and sleepovers.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave
* Cash‑back and discounts at a variety of high‑street and online retailers
* Paid travel during shifts and £0.45 per mile fuel allowance
* Continuous in‑house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care
* Refer a Friend scheme – £150 reward for successfully referring a colleague
* Employee forum for employees to voice their opinions and give feedback which in turn allows us to continuously improve as an employer and ensure a positive working environment
* Free membership of Glasgow Credit Union
* HSF Health Care plan
* Counselling and Life Works service
Equal Opportunities
We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating 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. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams.
Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post.
Contact
Please contact scoupland@trfs.org.uk if you have any questions.
Closing Date: 2/6/2026
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