Support Practitioner - Cumbernauld, United Kingdom - cornerstone community care

cornerstone community care

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Cumbernauld, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Start a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life again

Look no further as we have a great opportunity for a person-focussed *male colleague with experience of complex services and good communication skills to join our fabulous team in Chryston as a Support Practitioner on a full-time basis.

We recruit on values and transferrable skills, so you don't need experience or qualifications to start your career with us. We have our own Training Academy that'll give you all the skills you'll need, including the opportunity to complete your fully funded SVQ qualification
For this vacancy we will need you to hold a
full UK, manual driving licence as the individual that you'll support loves getting out and about in their car.

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The Role

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With a focus on maintaining and promoting independence, you will work in a personcentred way to provide support in all aspects of daily living, including cooking and preparing meals, personal care, administering medication and managing personal finances.
You will be joining our friendly and dynamic team who support a gentleman with very complex needs, Autism, OCD and epilepsy on a 2:1 basis. Structure and routine are essential for the person we support. You'll take an active interest in his hobbies and help identify new opportunities for participation.
To be a great Support Practitioner, we'll need you have;
Full UK, manual driving licence
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 computers.

Shift Patterns

We provide tailored support 24 / 7 which includes waking nights. Shift patterns are 8am 8pm and 8pm until 8am.

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Our sleepover shifts do not form part of your contracted hours, so you will receive an additional payment of £84 for an 8 hour sleepover or £94.50 for a 9 hour sleepover. For our Waking Nights you will receive your normal hourly rate plus a further £20 per night.

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Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact
Dianne Doran on

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For this position male is an Occupational Requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Job Types

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Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary

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£21,294.00 per year

Shift:

12 hour shift
Overnight shift

Application question(s):

Our values are Caring, Professional, Person Centred and Pioneering. Please tell us how you demonstrate these values in your day to day life.
Do you have any personal or professional experience in a caring or supportive role? If yes, please give details.
We have up to 39 hour contracts available. How many hours are you looking to work per week?
We provide tailored support 24 / 7 which includes waking nights. Shift patterns are 8am 8pm and 8pm until 8am.

Do you have any restrictions around the hours or days you work?

Licence/Certification: