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 Turnaround 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.
The Turning Point Scotland Turnaround service delivers focused services that address the complex and interrelated issues of offending behaviour and problematic use of alcohol and other drugs. In 2018, we redesigned our service to also include a Throughcare model.
Since 2007, we have worked alongside councils and social work departments within 22 local authorities including Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.
An asset-based approach has been adopted to help increase an individual’s self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence. Self-development and reflection are key to an individual when putting into practice the skills and learning achieved within the service to help sustain their recovery and offending behaviour.
The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, including 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.
Role Overview
As a Relief 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, including: Keeping safe Meaningful activities Community involvement Physical health Relationships Emotional health and wellbeing 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 the start date. Turning Point Scotland operates a List of Approved Relief Workers who may be contacted by services when there is a need to engage additional workers to provide the required support. Relief Workers are primarily deployed to cover periods of leave or sickness absence and to provide additional support during peak activity. When there is suitable work available within a service, a manager will contact Relief Workers to offer them a shift/series of shifts. As a Relief Worker, you will be well-placed to fit your work around your existing commitments and you will be under no pressure or obligation to accept work if it does not suit you. Once work is offered and accepted, however, there is an expectation that you will make every effort to attend that shift. Your reliability is very important to our services and to the people we support who will be expecting you. Relief Workers submit a Time Sheet to claim payment for the hours they have worked and are paid on a monthly basis. You will accrue some entitlement to paid holidays and will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the course of your work. You will be required to undertake a programme of basic training designed to enable you to operate safely and to meet the organisation’s obligations in terms of health & safety legislation. Relief Working at Turning Point Scotland will not normally be suitable for people who have full-time posts with other agencies. Additional Information
Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes Does the post include personal care? No Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No Will the service users be involved in this process? No If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
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As a Relief 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, including: Keeping safe Meaningful activities Community involvement Physical health Relationships Emotional health and wellbeing 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 the start date. Turning Point Scotland operates a List of Approved Relief Workers who may be contacted by services when there is a need to engage additional workers to provide the required support. Relief Workers are primarily deployed to cover periods of leave or sickness absence and to provide additional support during peak activity. When there is suitable work available within a service, a manager will contact Relief Workers to offer them a shift/series of shifts. As a Relief Worker, you will be well-placed to fit your work around your existing commitments and you will be under no pressure or obligation to accept work if it does not suit you. Once work is offered and accepted, however, there is an expectation that you will make every effort to attend that shift. Your reliability is very important to our services and to the people we support who will be expecting you. Relief Workers submit a Time Sheet to claim payment for the hours they have worked and are paid on a monthly basis. You will accrue some entitlement to paid holidays and will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the course of your work. You will be required to undertake a programme of basic training designed to enable you to operate safely and to meet the organisation’s obligations in terms of health & safety legislation. Relief Working at Turning Point Scotland will not normally be suitable for people who have full-time posts with other agencies. Additional Information
Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes Does the post include personal care? No Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No Will the service users be involved in this process? No If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
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