Support Practitioner - Torrance

Are you looking for a new part-time job that gives you lots of job satisfaction?

Look no further, we are now on the look out for a new Support Practitioner for our amazing #TeamFirbank in Balmore on a part-time (30 hours per week) basis.

Our team and the individuals you'll support

You'll become part of a fun, friendly well established team who provide high quality, person-centered support to four amazing individuals. The great thing about this job is that no two days are ever the same.

As a Support Practitioner, you'll support the individuals with their day to day personal needs, including meal planning, cooking, housework, personal care, moving and assisting and medication.

All of the individuals enjoy being part of their local community, so we're looking for you to be enthusiastic about attending local events, gardening, swimming, hydrotherapy and getting out and about for nature walks. They also have a keen interest in films, trains and holidays, so there's always something to chat about over a cup of tea!

About You

You don't need experience to start your career with us; we recruit on values and transferrable skills and will give you all the paid training you'll need if you're successful. We'll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees too!

What we'll need you to bring: -

• A caring and compassionate attitude
• The ability to work well in a team
• Confidence to lone work
• Confidence in the water as swimming and hydrotherapy is a regular activity
• Great communication and organisational skills
• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• A creative drive to improve the lives of the individuals you support
• Confidence in the use of computers

Shift Patterns

As we're dedicated to providing the best support, tailored to the needs of each individual the shifts will fall usually fall into patterns between the hours of 0700-2100 hours. Weekends, sleepovers (1300-1300 hours the next day), waking nights (2100-0700 hours) and public holidays would also be worked on a rotational basis.

Sleepovers don't form part of your contracted hours, so you will receive an additional £100.80 for each sleepover worked. Waking nights are paid at your normal hourly rate plus an additional £20 per night.

Due to the location of our service and limited public transport links that fit our shift patterns, a driver would be preferred, or someone who is confident that they can travel to and from our service to meet the shift requirements.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

Along with hosting 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

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait 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.

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.

We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible so 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 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.