Lead Practitioner - Inclusion

Perth & Kinross
Perth & Kinross Service
Learning Disabilities and Forensic
Lead Practitioner
Full time
£22,649 - £25,394

Post:               Lead Practitioner – Inclusion

Service:          Perth & Kinross

Location:        Perth 

Hours:             37 Hours (Full time and Part Time hours available)

Salary:            £22,649 – £25,394

Contract         Permanent

We are Hiring, Join Our Team

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 Perth & Kinross are looking for people like you who are motivated, creative and flexible Lead Inclusion Practitioners to Support the development of activities within the Perth & Kinross area. You will work closely with the people we support and their support staff to promote inclusion.

Perth & Kinross Service

At Turning Point Scotland Perth & Kinross, we deliver services for people who have a learning disability or autism and unique and complex behaviours which challenge the service: many of the individuals we support have some forensic histories.  We support people who live in 24/7 supported accommodation projects. We also provide support within our outreach service to people with learning disabilities within the area of Perth & Kinross.

We also offer support through our garden project within the main office compound which is based next to the Harbour-side in Perth. This offers the chance for people to develop skills for future employment, gain confidence and work with others in a positive and supportive environment.

We work in a person centred way tailoring support to meet the needs of the people we support maximising choice and autonomy while assessing and managing risk in conjunction with the Tayside Risk Management Group.  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.

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.
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If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call Louise Ramage or Helen Young on 01738 693350.

This opportunity is closed to applications.