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Locations
North Lanarkshire, Wishaw, Coatbridge, Motherwell
Service Name
North Lanarkshire Service
Type of service
Learning Disabilities and Forensic
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full Time and/or Part Time
Salary
£12.60 - £12.74 per hour
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner - Drivers Only
Service: North Lanarkshire
Based: Coatbridge / Wishaw
Hours: Full Time (37 Hours) & Part-Time Available
Salary: £12.60 - £12.74 per hour
Annual: £24,242 - £24,514 (pro-rata)
Contract Permanent
CAREERS THAT CARE
At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities for Support Practitioners to help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfil their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions & creating memorable experiences.
* Due to the location of service, a driving license and car are essential*
Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
Our Support Practitioner Role Will Include:
* Helping to 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.
* Supporting individuals within the community and engaging with their hobbies and interests & empowering individuals to develop skills and independence, promoting their overall growth.
* Attending various community groups and accompanying our service users to attend activities they are passionate about, from taking a trip to the cinema, enjoying a morning swim or attending local groups or community projects, accompany on holidays and trips away with the individuals we support.
* Assist with personal care, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
* Celebrate achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.
About You
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.
No previous working experience is needed. To support you in this role, full training will be provided to you on supporting people with complex needs. You will undertake our "New to Forensic" training programme and forensic e-learning to ensure you have all the right tools to do your job with ease.
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!
About Us – North Lanarkshire
The North Lanarkshire service predominantly provides self-directed support, which allows individuals to have and use their own budgets which has been personally allocated to help people with a variety of needs including physical and/or learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Additionally, we support people who may have complex support needs and/or forensic histories.
Where there is a requirement for sleepover shifts, you will receive a separate sleepover payment of £96.00 for every sleepover shift you work!
If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.
In addition to your pay, you will also be paid for travel time from service to service at a rate of 45p per mile.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the salary scale points.
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.
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Job Description
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Person Specification
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Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
* Comprehensive Induction
* 123 Learning and development courses
* 29 eLearning courses
* Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
* Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
* Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
* Wide range of family friendly policies
* 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle?
Yes
Does the post include personal care?
Yes
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
Yes
Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
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