Support Practitioner

Kick start your week with a career you'll love where being you really makes the difference!

Our amazing #TeamDonohoe are on the lookout for fun and caring individuals who have great banter and love a good sing along to join them as Support Practitioners in Bishopbriggs on a permanent basis (16-39 hours). We are extremely handy for all public transport links, and only 5 minutes from Queen Street Train station if you travel by train.

The Role

You will join a dedicated team of Support Practitioners providing support to 4 individuals who have learning disabilities and other complex support needs, including physical disabilities. The people we support have many interests such as enjoying new experiences, living life to the full, going on holiday, cooking, socialising and meeting new friends.

Kick start your week with a career you'll love where being you really makes the difference!

Our amazing #TeamDonohoe are on the lookout for fun and caring individuals who have great banter and love a good sing along to join them as Support Practitioners in Bishopbriggs on a permanent basis (16-39 hours). We are extremely handy for all public transport links, and only 5 minutes from Queen Street Train station if you travel by train.

The Role

You will join a dedicated team of Support Practitioners providing support to 4 individuals who have learning disabilities and other complex support needs, including physical disabilities. The people we support have many interests such as enjoying new experiences, living life to the full, going on holiday, cooking, socialising and meeting new friends.

They will give anything a go including going to concerts, singing along to Abba, and going out for meals.

As a Support Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in supporting these individuals with all aspects of daily living. You will take an active role in the planning and delivery of person-centred care and be supportive and encourage the people we support to express their views and wishes.

Our aim is to enable the people we support to live a fulfilling and valued life, where they can achieve their own personal goals and aspirations.

About You

We recruit on values and transferrable skills, so you don't need previous experience in care as a Support Worker or qualifications to start your career with us. We have our own Training Academy that'll give you all the skills you'll need; We'll even fund your SVQ/SCQF qualifications and your yearly SSSC fee!

To be a great Support Practitioner, we'll need you have;

• Great communication skills.
• Able to think outside the box.
• Caring attitude and approach.
• Positive approach to learning.
• Able to follow guidelines.
• Confidence in the use of computers.

Shift Patterns

Our fabulous team provides tailored 2:1 support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Shifts are formed by early shifts, back shifts, sleepovers, waking nights, weekends and public holidays on a rotational basis. Shifts typically start at 8am, back shifts finish at 10pm with waking nights usually being from 10pm - 8am and sleepovers which are typically 10am-10pm.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

Along with hosting our annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -

• You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
• Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
• We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
• No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
• We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
• We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
• Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
• Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
• Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
• 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
• Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
• Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few

Do you have any questions? To find out more, please contact Peter Murray on 07932809793

Sound interesting? Well what are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.

Please note - 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.

We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible so reserve the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

If you're successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us. If you are successful we will need you to meet the requirements on the person we supports insurance policy for use of their mobility car.

Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.