Support Practitioner

Glasgow
Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service
Drugs and Alcohol Service
Support Practitioner
Part Time
£10.90 - £11.39 per hour, rising to £11.12 in your first year of service

Post:               Support Practitioner  

Service:          Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Centre

Based:            Tradeston, Glasgow

Hours:             Part Time

Salary:             £10.83 - £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 wish to give back to your community whilst maintaining a healthy work/life balance?  Have you considered a career in care?

Turning Point Scotland are hiring Support Practitioners for our Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Centre.  You will work 12-hour shifts, 8 to 8, working 4 days one week and 3 days the next.  You will be rota’d for 4 weeks day shift and 2 weeks nightshift with every second weekend off.  The building is central with excellent transport links, or has free on-site car parking available.

This is a challenging but incredibly rewarding role which needs passion, skill, compassion and empathy to support individuals to integrate, feel fulfilled and included in their community. 


Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service

Our Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service offers integrated health and social care which provides low threshold, direct access services for people experiencing a crisis due to alcohol or other drug use including people who may be experiencing homelessness. These include a crisis residential unit, 24-hour Injecting Equipment Provision (needle exchange), woundcare, harm reduction advice, signposting and naloxone training and provision.

Proudly partnering with NHSGGC and the Health and Social Care Partnership for over 27 years, we have provided residential and direct access crisis services in a safe environment that challenges stigma and provides the advice and information required to reduce harm and give a space to reflect and consider the next steps towards recovery.

We are committed to helping individuals begin their journey to recovery whilst utilising harm reduction approaches, placing safety at the forefront of care delivery. We are passionate in encouraging citizens who use the service to improve and maintain relationships with family, friends and communities to build on their sense of belonging in society.

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.