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Ref no:
283437
Published:
24/06/2022
Closes:
15/07/2022
Location:
Strathaven, ML10 6AJ
Salary:
£21,294 per year pro rata
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time, Part Time
Hours:
39 hours per week

Would you like a rewarding new career in Health and Social Care?

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland are recruiting for Support Practitioners for our services in Strathaven due to further growth within the area.

We can only accept applications from Female Only candidates due to the nature of service.

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

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals either in their own homes, shared accommodation or care home environments 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, mental health, 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 can offer either Full-Time (32-39 hours), Part-Time (16-30 hours) or Bank (Ad Hoc) contracts depending on our requirements at the time. As a Support Practitioner you could be expected to work weekends, shift patterns and sleepovers if required.

There are a range of benefits to working with TRFS which include:

-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.

On top of these excellent practical benefits the biggest benefit of all is the immense job satisfaction you will gain by making a positive difference in someone`s life.

Apply via link below!

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

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

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.