Bank Support Practitioner

Make a positive difference in someone’s life, by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland at our Arbroath Service, and help support the people who need it most in our communities!

No previous experience in care is required as you will be provided with full training by our excellent and award-winning learning & development team prior to starting. This training initially consists of classroom-based sessions and e-learning as well as the opportunity to shadow current Support Practitioners in their day-to-day role and meet the people you will be supporting.

We are currently looking to increase our Bank staff resource, so they can help our supported individuals to achieve their own positive outcomes.

About the Role:

Your responsibilities will depend on the needs of the individuals that you support and can include:

· Social Support- Assisting individuals to engage with their communities by planning and attending outings to various clubs and leisure activities such as day centres, bowling, cinema, swimming etc.

· Medical Support- Administering and monitoring medication.

· Personal Care- Assist people to maintain their wellbeing by promoting their personal care which would include assistance with showering/bathing, dressing, arranging visits with professionals such as dentists, doctors or opticians, assisting with incontinence care.

· Practical Support- Helping people to maintain their tenancy by encouraging daily household tasks such as general housework, laundry, ironing, cooking, shopping.

As a Bank member of staff you will cover staff leave, training, sickness and any other staff absences. The Senior Support Worker, who is responsible for the rota, will contact you to see if you are available to help out. As you are not required to do shifts, you can pick and choose the hours/shifts that suit you and work around your other commitments.

Our shifts vary from early, back and late. We also have a sleepover shift and a waken night shift.

Due to the nature of the service, you must have a valid driving licence and use of a car.

Benefits:

- Enhanced pension contributions

- Paid mileage @ 45p per mile.

-TRFS rewards scheme (which includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers

-Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care.

-Refer a Friend scheme- £150 reward for successfully referring a friend, family member or colleague.

-Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union.

-HSF Health Care plan.

-Counselling & Life Works service

Please apply below and let The Richmond Fellowship Scotland work with you to progress your career and help provide the best possible care and support to the individuals we support.

There may also be an opportunity for this role to go permanent.

Closing Date: 15^th July 2022 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time)

PVG checks will be required of all successful applicants; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector.

As part of our compliance checks, all candidates will be asked, if successful, to undergo a risk assessment based on underlying conditions due to Covid-19.

All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of their start date.