Support Practitioner - Galashiels, United Kingdom - Cornerstone Community Care

Cornerstone Community Care

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Galashiels, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Looking for a new job packed with satisfaction you'd struggle to find anywhere else? You're in luck as our fabulous #TeamSBDS are expanding and on the look out for caring, reliable and creative individuals to join them as Support Practitioners. We have up to 39 hour contracts available and relief opportunities if you are looking for something more flexibility.

You don't need experience as a Support Worker or Carer to join Cornerstone. We recruit on values and transferrable skills, we're more interested in what you as a person will bring to our team, we'll pay you for your training and even fund your SVQ (SCQF level 6/7) too

The Role

Our day service within the
Eildon Locality provides complex day support along side vocational opportunities to adults with physical and learning disabilities both at our hub and out in the local community.

The people we support are fun loving and enjoy being out and about, you will support them to be involved in their community, and participate in their hobbies and interests, which include watching the rugby, football and wrestling, keeping fit, going swimming, knitting, gardening, music and cooking.

Our aim is to enable the people we support to live a fulfilling and valued life, where they can achieve their own personal goals and aspirations.

As a Support Practitioner, you will take an active role in the planning and delivery of person-centred care and encourage the people we support to express their views and wishes within their personal plan, which you will keep up to date and relevant.

Providing support within our hub and out in the community you will help create positive outcomes for the people we support and enable them to become an active member in their local community.

For this role it is essential that you hold a full UK, manual driving licence with at least a year's experience of driving as our service has it's own mobility vehicles.

All we'll need you to bring is;

A caring and compassionate attitude
The ability to work well in a team
Good communication and organisational skills
A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
A creative drive to improve the lives of the individuals you support
Confidence in the use of computers
The ability to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with different people, including other agencies and health professionals involved in care.

Shift Patterns**For these opportunities, your shift patterns will usually fall within the hours of
hours Monday-Friday. There may be the very rare occasion where you may have to work out with these days/times but you would always be given advanced notice.

Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact **Andrew McInnes on