Support Practitioner

Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland in our Fife services and helping support the people who need it most in our communities!

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making us the country`s largest provider of social care. We support individuals with a variety of different needs such as physical and/or learning disabilities, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse and autism. Some of the people we support can present challenging behaviour or require a high level of personal care. We are a Scottish Living Wage and Disability Confident employer.

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.

Due to the nature of our services in this area, we can only accept applications from candidates who have a valid full driving license and access to their own vehicle. You will be paid for your travel time while on shift and there is also a 45p per mile fuel allowance.

We are looking for full and part time staff to work across Kirkcaldy. We have various posts available across different teams and services. Please note these vacancies requires you to work some weekends and cover some public holidays.

We have a number of part time posts. We are looking for female and male staff to join an existing team which covers various services across Kirkcaldy. Hours of work will be discussed at the interview, however we are looking for individuals to work between 16-25hours per week. These posts cover Housing Support and Supported living services, which means there will be lone work once fully trained.

We are also looking for female drivers to join another team on a full time basis, for housing support with multiple visits in a day. The longest shifts are currently 13hrs, some shifts start at 7.15am or 8am, and there are shorter shifts available.

No previous experience in care is required as we provide full in-house training to all new staff members and will even finance you to achieve your SVQ Level 2, so even if this is a new career path for you, we would love to meet you. What matters most is that you have the right values and the right attitude.

Benefits:

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

-Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance.

-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.

Closing Date: 22nd 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.