Support Practitioner

Job description

Support Practitioner

Locations

Inverclyde

Service Name

Inverclyde Service

Type of service

Learning Disabilities

Job Type

Support Practitioner

Hours of work

Full and Part Time available & Relief Hours

Salary

£25,878 - £26,931

Job Description

Post: Support Practitioner

Service: Inverclyde

Based: Inverclyde

Hours: Full Time, Part Time & Relief Available

Salary: £25,878 - £26,931 (pro-rata)

Contract: Various

If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!

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.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Inverclyde 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.

Turning Point Scotland Inverclyde Services have been supporting people across Inverclyde since 2002 and have grown to deliver a range of services throughout the area, from Port Glasgow to Skelmorlie. We provide Supported Living, Housing Support, and Social Opportunities to individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and those on the autistic spectrum, helping people to live fulfilling and independent lives within their local communities.

Our support is person-centred and tailored to meet the unique needs, strengths, and aspirations of each individual. We provide assistance across all aspects of daily living, with support ranging from a few hours per week to 24-hour care and support. Our aim is to enable people to achieve their personal goals, maximise their independence, and participate fully in their communities.

We work collaboratively with the people we support and those who know them best, including family members, friends, health and social care professionals, advocacy services, and our own dedicated staff team. Through this partnership approach, we help ensure that individual needs, choices, aspirations, and outcomes remain at the centre of support planning and delivery.

Underpinned by our core values of respect, trust, commitment, compassion and inclusion, our staff are committed to delivering high-quality support that promotes dignity, choice, and positive outcomes. We invest in our employees through comprehensive training, ongoing development opportunities, pension schemes, and employee benefits. Their dedication, skills, and compassion make a meaningful difference to the lives of the people we support every day.

Turning Point Scotland Inverclyde Services operate 365 days a year and provide support across a variety of shift patterns, including days, nights, sleepovers, waking nights, weekends, and public holidays, including Christmas Day, New Year, and Easter, ensuring consistent and reliable support whenever it is needed.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As a 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.

We value lived experience, please to read more about our views.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

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

Job Description

Person Specification

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?

No

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.