Time to start a job you love and banish those Monday blues forever! If you're ready for a new career look no further as we're recruiting in Glasgow now!!
#TeamDalmarnock are looking for motivated and understanding individuals with exceptional communication skills to join our team in Bridgeton as Support Practitioners on a full-time, permanent basis.
You don't need experience in care as a Support Worker or qualifications to start your career with us, we recruit on values and transferrable skills. We'll pay you for your training and give you all the practical skills that you'll need. We'll even fund your SVQ qualification too!
The Role
You will be joining a dedicated team of Support Practitioners providing support 10 individuals within a twenty-four-hour housing support service in Bridgeton. The people we support have learning disabilities and other complex health and support needs; some of the ladies we support are registered blind and some use a wheelchair. This role will be primarily working with 6 ladies who love getting out, arts and crafts and a good movie.
With a focus on maintaining and promoting independence, as a Support Practitioner, you will work in a person-centred way to provide support in all aspects of daily living, including personal care, cooking and helping them to take care of their home. You’ll provide emotional support and companionship, and you’ll help the people we support to pursue their hobbies and interests, such as going to the gym, horse riding, arts and crafts and knitting.
To be a great Support Practitioner, you will be:
1. a naturally empathetic person with a warm, friendly personality
2. able to demonstrate exceptional communication skills
3. able to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with lots of different types of people
4. a problem-solver and able to think on your feet and use your initiative
5. competent in the use of technology to enhance the support you provide
6. a good motivator with a positive, can-do attitude
7. reliable and flexible to meet the needs of the people we support
Shift Patterns
We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Please note - If 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.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.