Support Practitioner

Post:            Support Practitioner 

Service:       South Ayrshire Learning Disabilities Service 

Based:         South Ayrshire

Hours:          Full Time & Part Time Available

Salary:         £25,878 - £26,931 (pro-rata)

Contract:     Permanent

Join our Team!

Turning Point Scotland’s South Ayrshire Learning Disabilities Service, is looking for Support Practitioners to join their team.

South Ayrshire is a unique 24/7 Service, offering at home support and community supports to people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, on the autistic spectrum & mental health issues. 

The hours are varied to meet the needs of each person and will include sleep over shifts (paid at a rate of £107.60 per sleepover!)

 What we’re looking for

• We need you to have a Full UK, Clean, Manual Drivers Licence
• Bring genuine care and commitment to helping people live their best lives.
• Flexibility to work on a rota basis
• Demonstrate you can work with respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity

 What you’ll do

• Help the people we support to access local resources, make friends and explore opportunities to work.
• Provide personal care with dignity, comfort and wellbeing at heart.
• Work together as part of a dedicated team, shaping the support around each person and the agreed goals.
• Encourage the people we support to learn new skills, grow in confidence and get the most out of life

We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.

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.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

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