Lead Practitioner

Post:               Lead Practitioner  

Service:          Shine Mentoring Service

Based:            Glasgow

Hours:             Full & Part-Time Available

Salary:             £22,649 - £25,394 (£11.77 - £13.20 per hour)

Contract         Permanent

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 Shine 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. 

This is a Public Social Partnership (PSP) which is a collaborative partnership consisting of eight third sector organisations including Turning Point Scotland currently funded by the Scottish Government and lead by SACRO.

You will be employed by Turning Point Scotland and  will work as a SHINE mentor, you will be based and work within Glasgow city providing a mentoring service to women within the justice system.

This service currently works from Monday to Friday 9-5 pm, this can change due to the needs of the woman. Therefore a degree of flexibility is essential.

This is a lone working post, support and training will be provided

You will provide intensive support to women who use this service, currently serving a prison sentence; remanded into custody or subject of a Community Payback Order and who choose to engage and work with Shine Women’s Mentoring Service

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.

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 Lead 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.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.  Click here

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.

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.