Support Practitioner
| Posting date: | 31 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,553 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Location: | Blairgowrie, Perth & Kinross |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cornerstone |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Looking for a new flexible job for 2026 that will give you the chance to shine? If you're caring, patient and flexible with a good sense of humour, we have a great opportunity to join our fabulous #TeamEden in Blairgowrie on a relief basis.
Our relief contracts really give you flexibility; you tell us when you're available and we'll look to give you shifts to fit. Shift patterns for this role do include early mornings, days, evenings, weekends, public holidays and sleepovers.
Our team and the individual you'll support
You'll be joining a small, friendly team who supports an amazing gentleman who has Autism and lives in his own home.
You'll provide support with all aspects of daily living including cooking, meal planning, housework, finances, prompts with medication and shopping. This gentleman is very active, so we will also need you to be enthusiastic and creative about supporting him with his hobbies and interests which include exploring outdoors, walking and going for drives in his car.
Our relief colleagues play an incredibly important role within our teams. As a relief colleague, you will step in to make sure that we still provide excellent care and support during times of annual leave, training or absence.
About you
You don't need experience or qualifications to start your career with us. We recruit on values and transferrable skills. and have our own Training Academy that'll give you all the practical skills you'll need. We'll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees too!
What we'll need you to bring:-
A caring attitude and approach
Good communication and listening skills
A positive approach to learning
Confidence to lone work
Good team working
An understanding of the importance of following routines and guidelines
Confidence in the use of computers
It would be great if you also have:-
Knowledge of Autism
A full clean driving license
What makes Cornerstone a great place to work
Along with hosting annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -
You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
Long service awards
Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait to hear from you!
We're looking to fill these opportunities as soon as possible and withhold the right to withdraw this vacancy early if we find suitable candidates before our closing date. Please apply early to avoid any disappointment.
Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy. We will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.
Our relief contracts really give you flexibility; you tell us when you're available and we'll look to give you shifts to fit. Shift patterns for this role do include early mornings, days, evenings, weekends, public holidays and sleepovers.
Our team and the individual you'll support
You'll be joining a small, friendly team who supports an amazing gentleman who has Autism and lives in his own home.
You'll provide support with all aspects of daily living including cooking, meal planning, housework, finances, prompts with medication and shopping. This gentleman is very active, so we will also need you to be enthusiastic and creative about supporting him with his hobbies and interests which include exploring outdoors, walking and going for drives in his car.
Our relief colleagues play an incredibly important role within our teams. As a relief colleague, you will step in to make sure that we still provide excellent care and support during times of annual leave, training or absence.
About you
You don't need experience or qualifications to start your career with us. We recruit on values and transferrable skills. and have our own Training Academy that'll give you all the practical skills you'll need. We'll even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees too!
What we'll need you to bring:-
A caring attitude and approach
Good communication and listening skills
A positive approach to learning
Confidence to lone work
Good team working
An understanding of the importance of following routines and guidelines
Confidence in the use of computers
It would be great if you also have:-
Knowledge of Autism
A full clean driving license
What makes Cornerstone a great place to work
Along with hosting annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -
You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
Long service awards
Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait to hear from you!
We're looking to fill these opportunities as soon as possible and withhold the right to withdraw this vacancy early if we find suitable candidates before our closing date. Please apply early to avoid any disappointment.
Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy. We will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.
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