Support Practitioner -Stirling (Female Only)

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We are looking for a female support practitioner to join our team in Stirling. Driving is preferable but not essential.

Carr Gomm is a leading social care and community development charity. Our Stirling Visiting Service in Stirling provides support to adults living with a variety of challenges in their own home. This includes Mental Ill-health, Learning Disability, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Sight Loss and more. We believe in a person-centered approach, recognising that each person we support has unique needs and goals. Our support is flexibility and varied, ensuring that each person receives the right support at the right time.

Understanding the role

These roles will involve different aspects of supporting people, including;

• Social Support to ensure people have a valued role in their community
• Medication Support to keep people safe with their prescribed medication
• Personal Care to assist people to maintain their wellbeing, which would include assistance with bathing, dressing, incontinence care, peg feeding, stoma care, and arranging visits with the dentist/doctor
• Practical Support to helping people to maintain their tenancy by encouraging and helping with daily household tasks such as general housework, laundry, ironing, cooking, shopping.

If your experience matches our services, why not apply to work as a Support Practitioner with Carr Gomm? If you are qualified, your starting salary can rise to your experience. Just complete the form below. The best applicants tell us what it is about themselves that make them a good fit for the role!

Why Join Carr Gomm:

You’ll be part of a supportive team that values your contributions and helps you grow in your role. Our benefits include:

• £24,051 – £25,494 (pro rata) per annum / £12.30 – £13.04 based on qualifications, skills and experience
• Anti-social hours payment of up to £1209 when undertaking waking night shift (11pm-7am)
• Enhanced mileage payment of 45p per mile
• 35 days holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions · Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme

Apply Today:

Applying to join our team as a Support Practitioner is quick and straightforward. Our online application processes typically takes 10-15 minutes to complete. We will ask for some essential details, including information on your previous employment, SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) registration and PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) membership. For more details about the role, including responsibilities and requirements, download the job profile (PDF).

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.

Please note that Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this vacancy.