Post: Support Practitioner

Service: Renfrewshire Housing Support

Based: Renfrewshire

Hours: Part Time Available (32 hrs per week)

Salary: £25,878 (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Care to join us?

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.

Turning Point Scotland’s Renfrewshire Housing Support Services are looking for a Support Practitioner to join their team.

This role is 32hrs per week and the Service operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

What you’ll do

• Contribute to a safe working environment for colleagues, people we support and the wider community.
• Support people experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless
• Assist with initial and on-going assessments of the people who we support.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of working in a homelessness service is desirable
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries

Renfrewshire Housing Support Services

The Housing Support approach delivers person-centred support to people who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless in the Renfrewshire area. We also offer support to access services for mental health, alcohol and other drug use and social opportunities within their community.

Since 2012, we have worked closely with Renfrewshire Council to deliver Housing support and prevention to the people of Renfrewshire. We believe a home provides a sense of belonging, increases feelings of self-worth, makes a person feel part of their community and help move on from challenges they are facing, or have faced.

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.

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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.

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Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date