Our fabulous Cumnock team are on the lookout for compassionate and creative individuals with a positive attitude to join them as Nightshift 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 Nightshift Support Practitioner including a fully funded SVQ.
However, due to the needs of the service we can only consider female applicants who have a valid driving licence and access to their own cars.
The Role
As a Nightshift 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.
Benefits
1. Generous annual leave.
2. TRFS rewards scheme (includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers).
3. Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance.
4. Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care.
5. Refer a Friend scheme- £150 reward for successfully referring a colleague.
6. 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.
7. Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union.
8. HSF Health Care plan.
9. Counselling & Life Works service.
All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer- this is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and PVG; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector. All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date.
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.
We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us.