Are you an experienced support worker who's on the look out for a brand new and rewarding job for ? Look no further as we have a great opportunity for you! Our amazing #TeamNewDeer are on the look out for new Complex Care Practitioners to join them on a full-time or part-time basis.
Our team and the individuals you'll support
You'll become part of a friendly, welcoming team who provide complex care and support to individuals who are all on the Autism spectrum. There's never a dull moment at New Deer, no two days are ever the same and you'll always be kept on your toes!
In addition to working directly with individuals with complex care needs, you'll also work in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team and the individual's families and guardians to ensure each individual has a robust and outcome focused support plan.
You'll support individuals to manage their own homes, increase and maintain their independence and encourage and support them with their social, health and wellbeing needs.
The people we support all have different hobbies and interests too, so we’ll need you to bring creativity and enthusiasm into supporting them to access leisure activities, engage in meaningful activities and take part in hobbies and interests that are important to them, both within their home and out in their local communities.
About You
Due to the complex care needs within our service, we're looking for people who bring experience of providing care and support within the Health & Social Care sector with the ability to lone work and have confidence to manage behaviours that can challenge.
We will also need you to bring a commitment to studying for and achieving an SVQ (SCQF level 7) and completing training and further qualifications which are identified as essential for our service. We will fund and support you with any training and qualifications you'll need and we will even reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees!
To be a great Complex Care Practitioner, you'll need: -
1. Previous experience of providing care and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or of working in a forensic service
2. A solid understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities
3. A passion for delivering excellent person-led care and support
4. Excellent communication skills (verbal, listening and written)
5. Numeracy skills to ensure accurate records are kept
6. The ability and confidence to deal with behaviours that can challenge
7. A caring and professional attitude and approach
8. A positive approach to learning
9. Confidence in the use of computers
Although these opportunities are open to males or females, we are encouraging applications from male candidates as this demopgraphic is currently underrepresented within the team. In addition, the individuals we support have also requested that we try and attract more male practitioners to work within their support teams.
Shift Patterns
We provide dedicated around the clock support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so our shift patterns do involve early mornings, evenings, weekends, public holidays and sleepovers.
What makes Cornerstone a great place to work
10. You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
11. Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
12. We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
13. No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
14. We fund up to £ towards driving lessons
15. We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
16. Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
17. Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
18. Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
19. Long service awards
20. Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
21. 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
22. Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
23. Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few
Sound interesting? Well what are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.
Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare alongside any other relevant training and/or qualifications with the support from our Training Academy.
If you're successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.