Support Practitioner

We're hiring in Glasgow's East End.

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland makes a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Glasgow East Housing Supportservice as Support Practitioner on a full-time basis (39 hours per week).

The role:

As a Support Practitioner, you will predominantly supporting a male service user with Prader Willi syndrome, who is bi-polar and autistic and suffers from anxiety and has a learning disability. Therefore, experience in one or any of these fields of work would be advantageous. Our service user wants to live his life to the fullest, so we are seeking someone energetic and who enjoys the outdoors, as well as having excellent communication skills.

As well as supporting this particular individual, the successful candidate will likely support other service users across the Glasgow East service.

To be an amazing Support Practitioner, we’ll need you to:

• Have an empathetic and caring nature
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• IT literate
• Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own
• Good organisational skills

Shift Patterns:

Our dedicated team provide tailored support 24/7 and shift patterns include working days, evenings, sleepovers, weekends and bank/public holidays.

The sleepover part of your shift is not included in your contracted hours so for every sleepover you cover you will be paid an additional £99.20.

Benefits:

• Generous annual leave
• Cash back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers
• Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance
• Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care
• Refer-a-friend scheme - £150 reward for successfully referring a colleague
• Employee forum - for employees to voice their opinions and give feedback which in turn, allows us to continuously improve as an employer
• Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union
• HSF Health Care plan, counselling and life works service

Closing Date: 10/1/25 (we reserve the right to close the advert early)

If you are applying via a job board then please be aware that you must submit an application via our website otherwise we will be unable to contact you!

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 colleagues will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date.

Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post.

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.