Support Practitioner - #1791398
Turning Point Scotland
Date: 1 day ago
City: Edinburgh
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day
Locations
Edinburgh
Service Name
North East Edinburgh Recovery Service
Type of service
Drugs and Alcohol Service
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full time
Salary
£12.60 - £12.74 per hour
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service
Based: Edinburgh
Hours: Full Time 37 Hours
Salary: £24,242 - £24,514
Contract: Permanent
If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!
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.
Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Edinburgh are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
You will provide individualised support to each person supporting them to come into drop-ins to access treatment, phone call support, welfare check-ins to prevent individuals dropping out of treatment and outreach engaging them with hobbies and interests to empower individuals to develop skills and independence.
Our Support Practitioner Role Will Include:
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.
You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills.
About Us
The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar.
You will be carrying out assessments and making referrals and managing your own case load based across any of the 2 sites.
We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to our North East Edinburgh Recovery Service, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.
If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity
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.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.
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.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
Job Description
Support Practitioner - Job Description.pdf – 112KB Opens in a new window
Person Specification
Support Practitioner - Person Specifcation.pdf – 62KB Opens in a new window
Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
No
Does the post include personal care?
No
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
No
Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
Edinburgh
Service Name
North East Edinburgh Recovery Service
Type of service
Drugs and Alcohol Service
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full time
Salary
£12.60 - £12.74 per hour
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service
Based: Edinburgh
Hours: Full Time 37 Hours
Salary: £24,242 - £24,514
Contract: Permanent
If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!
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.
Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Edinburgh are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
You will provide individualised support to each person supporting them to come into drop-ins to access treatment, phone call support, welfare check-ins to prevent individuals dropping out of treatment and outreach engaging them with hobbies and interests to empower individuals to develop skills and independence.
Our Support Practitioner Role Will Include:
- Helping to provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.
- Supporting individuals within the community and engaging with their hobbies and interests & empowering individuals to develop skills and independence, promoting their overall growth.
- Attending various community groups and accompanying our service users to attend activities they are passionate about.
- Celebrate achievements and milestones, both big and small, to create a rewarding and positive environment.
You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.
You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills.
About Us
The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar.
You will be carrying out assessments and making referrals and managing your own case load based across any of the 2 sites.
We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to our North East Edinburgh Recovery Service, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.
If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity
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.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.
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.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
Job Description
Support Practitioner - Job Description.pdf – 112KB Opens in a new window
Person Specification
Support Practitioner - Person Specifcation.pdf – 62KB Opens in a new window
Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
- Comprehensive Induction
- 123 Learning and development courses
- 29 eLearning courses
- Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
- Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
- Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
- Wide range of family friendly policies
- 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
No
Does the post include personal care?
No
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
No
Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
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