Support Practitioner - Dundee Day Support Service

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Dundee Day Support Service is looking to recruit two part time Support Practitioners offering 30 hours and 22.5 hours per week. The successful candidate will have a flexible approach and shifts will include early and late shifts, weekends and public holidays.

Dundee Support Services operates from 8am until 10pm over 7 days across two bases in Dundee. All the adults we support have a learning disability and /or physical disability and complex communication support needs.

Our enthusiastic team pride themselves in assisting the people they support to live a full, active and independent lifestyles despite any challenges they face. Our services offer excellent facilities and opportunities for these individuals to be involved in a range of activities. Our team also provide a safe, warm space to meet up and socialise with their peers, all while receiving specialist therapeutic support.

Your job will be to provide a person-centred care package in order to meet the needs of the people using the service, including support individuals with their personal care, moving and assisting routines, support with non-verbal communication and sensory techniques, support the adults to have lots of fun and achieve goals within their life.

• The Hillview base offers a more therapeutic type of support using a base where there are activity spaces available to support on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis.

• Community Links is a drop-in space offering a place to rest, eat or be supported with personal care.

If you value the power of a smile and want to make a positive impact by helping those, we support engage in activities they love, this role is for you. Whether you have experience in health and social care and seek a better work-life balance or are considering a career change to start in social care, we want to hear from you!