Support Practitioner (Driver)

Cornerstone Community Care -
Dalry

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time
£27,277 a year
15 hours ago

Benefits

Paid training
Annual leave
Discounted gym membership
Bereavement leave

Qualifications

SVQ
Driving Licence
Communication skills

Full job description

Looking for a job that not only offers you a career, but a role that's packed full of laughter satisfaction? If you share our values and live in or around Dalry, this could be the role for you!!

Our fabulous #TeamBessieDunlop are on the lookout for understanding and motivated colleagues with a positive attitude to join their team on a permanent part-time (24 hours per week) basis in Dalry.

It's never a dull moment at Bessie Dunlop and no two days are ever the same. You'll be joining a large friendly team providing tailored and person centred support.

The Role

As a Support Practitioner, you will support day to day personal needs including meal planning, cooking, housework, support to appointments and prompting with personal care and medication. We are looking for people who'll be enthusiastic about participating and supporting with hobbies and interests including meeting with friends, trips to the cinema and theatre as well as attending plenty tribute nights in the local area.

Our aim is to enable the people we support to live a fulfilling and valued life, where they can achieve their own personal goals and aspirations. You will participate in the planning and delivery of this person-centred care and encourage the people we support to express their views and wishes. With your help we will enable the people we support to play an active role within their local communities.

Due to the needs of the service, for this role you will need a full UK manual drivers licence with 1 years experience on the roads.

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 skills you'll need. We'll pay you for your training and even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) qualification and yearly SSSC registration fees too!

All we'll need you to bring is:

Great communication skills.
Able to think outside the box.
Caring attitude and approach.
Positive approach to learning.
Able to follow guidelines.
Confidence in the use of technology.

Shift Patterns

We provide flexible, person-led services that run twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, which include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and public holidays and on a rota basis. So we will need you to be flexible.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

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!

Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Stuart Wardrop on 01294 447240.

Successful candidates will be invited forward for interview on the 28th July at our service in Dalry.

We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible and withhold the right to close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate before our closing date. Please apply early to avoid any disappointment.

Please note - If 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.

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.

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