Support Practitioner - Tain
Location
Tain, Highland | United Kingdom
Job description
Support Practitioner – Tain
Type: Part-time and Relief positions available
Salary: £21,704 - £23,007 (pro rata) per annum / £11.10 - £11.77 based on qualifications, skills and experience
Additional Benefits:
-35 days’ holiday per year (pro rata)
-Time and a half payment for any time worked over 37.5 hours per week
-Carr Gomm will reimburse the SSSC fee for all new workers applying for SSSC
registration
-Anti-social hours enhancement of up to £1042 per annum
-Recommend a Friend Scheme - T&Cs apply
-Additional mileage contributions of 45p per mile
-Fully funded SVQ qualification with support from a dedicated team
-Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
-A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer
contributions
-Membership to Lifeworks; employee well-being and perks platform
-Membership of a credit union
-Cycle to work scheme
-Discounts with leading hotels; and more!
“I get a lot of job satisfaction out of my job, at the end of the day I really feel like I have made a difference in someone's life and been appreciated “
Maybe you don’t have any experience and working in Social Care is new to you? Don’t be put off! We’d love to hear from you!
We are interested in what you are like as a person, and what values you can bring. If they match ours, we are convinced that our training and ongoing support will make you into an excellent Support Practitioner. Of course, if you have experience in a similar role, we will value that experience.
The Tain Care at Home Service provides support with daily living; be it nutritional support, assistance with medication or any level of personal care. Hours are usually between 07:00 – 22:00, the ability to work weekends/evenings is essential for this role.
We can offer you the opportunity to work in one of Scotland’s leading social care and support charities. We know our work is challenging and rewarding, and we require people with a flexible and inspirational approach able to find innovative solutions with people, not for them. Within a dedicated and supportive staff team.
If you’re good at seeing people as unique individuals with their own skills, opinions and dreams for the future; developing professional relationships with a diverse set of people; encouraging people to overcome obstacles and ensuring their voices are heard; if you are an excellent team player, but also value being trusted to work alone then we have opportunities for you to join our team.
We’ll trust you to become an amazing member of our team, to actively listen to people, to develop personalised support plans for people, and we’ll support you by providing a comprehensive induction, ongoing training and regular supervision to ensure you maximise your potential.
We’ll develop your career by helping you register as a professional social care practitioner with the SSSC. We’ll support you in completing your vocational SVQ 2/3 training and we’ll ensure you benefit from continual professional development - many of our Service Managers in began with Carr Gomm as Support Practitioners.
At Carr Gomm, we appreciate how difficult the current climate is for everyone. Please be assured that the health and safety of people supported and our staff is a priority for us. As a member of our team, you can expect:
Access to full PPE and hand sanitiser (gloves, aprons, masks, visors, and goggles) when appropriate.
Full training in the effective use of PPE, following agreed guidance issued by Health Protection Scotland.
As one of Scotland’s leading social care and community development charities, we are fully up-to-date with industry accepted guidance on infection control procedures, vaccination roll-out, and visiting friends and family advice
For an informal discussion please contact Christine Mackenzie (Service Manager) on 07966770320 or
[email protected] Click here to find out about our commitment to data protection
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Salary
£21.7k - £23.01k per annum
