Salary: £13.45 per hour
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Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.
Turning Point Scotland Services in Turnaround are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
The Turning Point Scotland Turnaround service delivers focused services that address the complex and interrelated issues of offending behaviour and problematic use of alcohol and other drugs. In 2018, we redesigned our service to also include a Throughcare model. Since 2007, we have worked alongside councils and social work departments within 22 local authorities including Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.
Anasset-basedapproach has been adopted to help increase an individual’s self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence. Self-development and reflectionarekey to an individual when putting into practice the skills and learning achieved within the service to help sustain their recovery and offending behaviour.
As a Relief Support Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
* Provide practical and emotional support to individuals with varying needs.
* Encourage personal outcomes in safety, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
* Attend scheduled shifts or series of shifts as required.
* Submit time sheets, claim payment, accrue paid holidays, and receive reasonable expense reimbursements.
* Participate in basic training and comply with health & safety legislation.
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.
We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
Benefits Package
You will be paid on a monthly basis, accrue entitlement to paid holidays, and be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred. Basic training is provided.
Practical Details
* Valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle required.
* Post does not involve personal care, cooking or housekeeping skills, nor service user involvement in the process.
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