Support Practitioner

Ayrshire
Ayr Services
Learning Disabilities
Support Practitioner
Full Time and/or Part Time
£10.90 - £11.39 per hour, rising to £11.12 in your first year of service

Post:               Support Practitioner  **driving licence required**

Service:          South Ayrshire

Based:            South Ayrshire

Hours:             Full & Part-Time Available 

Salary:             £10.90 - £11.39 per hour, rising to £11.12 in your first year of service 

Annual:            £20,972 - £21,924  

Contract          Permanent

Because People Matter - Work with Us

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 South Ayrshire
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. Next-day starts may be considered for the right candidate.

Because People Matter

Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity providing services to people with addictions, learning disabilities, mental health issues, those in the criminal justice system and those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.  

Turning Point Scotland Ayr Supported Living and Transition Services

Turning Point Scotland Ayr’s Supported Living Service works in partnership with South Ayrshire Council to deliver services to people who have Learning Disabilities or on the Autistic Spectrum to live in and maintain their own tenancies. We have been successfully supporting adults in the South Ayrshire area since 2004. Each individual has a committed staff team who work together to deliver a bespoke person centred package of support to meet the person’s day to day needs with a focus on achieving agreed outcomes.

Since 2014 we have also been successfully working in partnership with South Ayrshire Council supporting young people with Learning Disabilities and individuals on the Autistic Spectrum in transition, from leaving school into community supports. Support is individually tailored to meet the person’s specific needs. Supports are community based where people are supported to become active members of their community through accessing local resources, building on skills, maintaining and developing friendships and employment opportunities and working towards agreed outcomes.

We receive referral from people who use Self Directed Support and are familiar with processes involved in financing support via Individual service funds (ISF) and Direct Payments.

Turning Point Scotland Ayr Viewpoint Service

Turning Point Scotland’s Ayr Viewpoint service is a community based social opportunities service covering South Ayrshire. This service is funded by South Ayrshire Council and has been running since 2001.

The service offers support to people with Learning Disabilities and individuals on the Autistic spectrum, to access activities in their local community, support to maintain employment, develop skills and maintain friendships by attending community based groups.

We tailor the services to meet the needs of the people we support and work on agreed outcomes to support the development of independence, confidence and self resilience.

Turning Point Scotland Prestwick

Our service provides support to adults with learning and physical disabilities across South Ayrshire enabling individuals to achieve their aspirations and choices, develop new skills, increase self-esteem and get the most out of life.

We offer support with personal care and skills for daily living, accessing educational or leisure facilities and social opportunities. 

We also provide comprehensive person centred supports to people with Huntington’s disease.

All supports and interventions are tailored to meet the needs of the individual using person centred processes that involve people who know the person well, including family and friends, other professionals and staff members.

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.

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 our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.

This opportunity is closed to applications.