Support Practitioner

Support Pratitioner

** Must hold a full Driving Licence **

Make a positive difference in someone's life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland!

We are looking for the right person to join our strong and committed team at our Scone service. Supporting 7 individuals within their own tenancy situated within a single location. Support with daily living tasks to live independent lives within the community. We are currently recruiting a full time member of staff to join the team!

You don't need experience in care to start your career with us; we recruit on values and transferrable skills. We'll give you all the training you need to be an amazing Support Practitioner including a fully funded SVQ.

About Us:

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making us the country's largest provider of social care. We support individuals with a variety of different needs such as physical and/or learning disabilities, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse and autism. Some of the people we support can present challenging behavior or require a high level of personal care.

The Role :

As a Support Practitioner, you will assist individuals living in their own homes with disabilities and/or additional support needs in all aspects of their daily lives, including support with medication and finances, housework, meal preparation, cooking and personal care.

The people we support have a variety of different hobbies which we'll be looking to you to take an active interest in, from going out for a tasty bite or catching the latest movie to a gym session or group activity, the list is endless.

To be part of our team, we'll need you to:

Have an empathetic and caring nature.

Good observation skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Confidence in using computers.

Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own.

Good organisational skills.

Benefits

Generous annual leave.

TRFS rewards scheme (includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers).

Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance.

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