Support practitioner

Our team in Kilwinning are on the lookout for compassionate and creative individuals with a positive attitude to join them as Support Practitioners.

This is a full time post consisting of 36hrs per week, as such the salary will be £24,148

You don't need experience in care to start your career with us; we recruit on values and transferrable skills. We'll give you all the training you need to be an amazing Support Practitioner including a fully funded SVQ.

Happily, we can accept non-drivers for these posts!

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 different hobbies which we'll be looking to you to take an active interest in, from going out for a tasty bite or catching the latest movie to a gym session or group activity, the list is endless.

To be part of our team, we'll need you to:

* Have an empathetic and caring nature.
* Good observation skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Confidence in using computers.
* Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own.
* Good organisational skills.