Support Practitioner (Male Only)

Would you like a fantastic new career in health and social care?

Why not start your day hoping to make a difference and end your day knowing you did.

Here at The Richmond Fellowship Scotland we make a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. We have an exciting opportunity as a Support Practitioner to support individuals across our services in Buckhaven.

This vacancy is predominantly for day shifts with night shifts on a rotational basis. This vacancy is open to non-drivers, however having a driving licence would be beneficial. Please note that these posts are offered on a shift pattern basis and may include weekends and public holidays. We have full time and part time contracts available. The service in Buckhaven is a HMO service with currently 4 residents of different age brackets residing in the house. Some of the duties you might expect to perform on shift are personal care, administration of medication, laundry, meal preparation, shopping, finances, carrying out relevant health and safety checks, whilst supporting everyone to be as independent as possible. Crisis Aggression Limitation Management (CALM) training is included in the training provided by the Richmond Fellowship Scotland. Day shift times are 8am -9pm and night shifts 9pm-8am. Due to the requirements of this role, this vacancy is open to male applicants only.

We support over 2800 individuals with a variety of needs, some may have physical and/or learning disabilities and Mental Health some with limited verbal communication and some with challenging behaviour.

Each person we support is unique so each support role will be different to the next, giving you the chance to really make a difference in that individuals life.

Not only will you get a great sense of achievement as a Support Practitioner but in return you can expect fantastic career progression opportunities, award winning training and a positive enjoyable working environment.

Previous experience as a Support Practitioner is great but a full training program is offered to everyone who joins The Richmond Fellowship Scotland, 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.

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.

Closing Date –11^th February 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.

Please note that Care workers have been absolutely critical to our pandemic response, giving vulnerable people the care they need and avoiding further pressure falling on the NHS. Therefore, the Scottish Government are funding both SSSC registration and PVG checks for any new staff joining the social care workforce till 31.03.2022.