Support Practitioner – Female Only

Why not join the Richmond Fellowship Scotland, the biggest & best social care organisation to work for in Scotland?

We are currently looking to recruit a 30 hour Support Practitioner in our Lockerbie services. Due to the nature of the service we can only accept applications from female candidates and you must also be a driver with use of a vehicle for this post.

About the role:

Supporting a person to develop the personal resilience, practical and emotional skills, as well as the experience necessary for successful independent living.

Leading by example, you will work as part of a team to embed a trauma-informed approach to practice. You must be highly motivated to work with individuals with behavioural challenges.

Our aim is to give the people we work with the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure, and valued lives.

About the person:

We have a firm belief that challenging behaviour is a communication, and that our responsibility as staff is to identify and work towards meeting the expressed need. It is essential that you are as passionate about these principles as we are

Have a positive response to challenging situations and demonstrate a strong value base, and a can-do attitude always, particularly during times of difficulty or increased challenges.

Be thoughtful and reflective about your own practice

Love learning which you will share, just as your colleagues will share theirs

Experience of working with a range of people who present with behavioural challenges

Not only will you get a rewarding career in social care by helping those support you can also enjoy some of the great benefits we offer:

Enhanced pension contributions

Generous annual leave

Paid Mileage

TRFS rewards scheme

Why wait? Apply today and let us welcome you to a rewarding and satisfying role in your local community.

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.

Closing date: 13th May 2021. (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.

Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post.