Support Practitioner - Male only
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £26,162 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Gweithio o bell: | Yn gyfan gwbl o bell |
| Cwmni: | The Richmond Fellowship Scotland |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3520 |
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The Richmond Fellowship Scotland makes a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Downfield Street service as Support Practitioner on a full-time basis.
Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from male candidates. A full manual driving licence with access to a car is highly desirable but not essential.
The role:
You will be supporting a male service user, on a 2:1 ratio, with an acquired brain injury. Our supported individual wants to experience and enjoy life and visit places of interested.
As well as an acquired brain injury, the service user has complex needs and behaviours of concern. Therefore, we are ideally seeking candidates with experience of these aspects. CALMS training will be given as part of this role, as well as being supported by the TRFS positive behaviour support team.
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, wakened nights, weekends and bank/public holidays.
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: 11th of July 2025 (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.
Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from male candidates. A full manual driving licence with access to a car is highly desirable but not essential.
The role:
You will be supporting a male service user, on a 2:1 ratio, with an acquired brain injury. Our supported individual wants to experience and enjoy life and visit places of interested.
As well as an acquired brain injury, the service user has complex needs and behaviours of concern. Therefore, we are ideally seeking candidates with experience of these aspects. CALMS training will be given as part of this role, as well as being supported by the TRFS positive behaviour support team.
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, wakened nights, weekends and bank/public holidays.
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: 11th of July 2025 (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.