Support Practitioner

Are you caring, reliable and able to think on your feet?

Join us as a Support Practitioner, we have part-time (20, 25 or 30 hours per week) and relief opportunities available across our Buckie teams.

Don't have experience? Don't worry! If you're caring, compassionate and willing to learn, we'll provide all the training and support you need.

Our teams and the people you'll support

You'll join one of our dedicated teams, helping people live the lives that they choose. Every individual that we support is different, so you'll take time to get to know them, their interests, preferences and goals and tailor your support around what suits them.

The support you provide will include helping with:

• Everyday tasks and managing their home
• Building confidence, developing skills and becoming more independent
• Personal care, health and wellbeing

The individuals we support enjoy a wide range of activities, so you may find yourself:-

🏊Swimming

🕺🏽Dancing at the discos

⚽︎ Watching football

🎤Singing karaoke

🎨Crafting

💅🏻Enjoying a pamper day

We're looking for people who are:

• Kind, compassionate and positive, with a genuine interest in supporting others
• Patient and committed, taking time to listen and understand
• A good communicator and team player, who can also work independently
• Flexible and practical, with the ability to think on their feet
• Organised, with good administrative and numeracy skills
• Able to follow routines, policies and guidelines, while keeping each person's needs and choices at the heart of their support
• Confident using technology and willing to learn new systems
  
  

🚗 Are you a driver? Being a driver is essential for some roles, but not for all.

Why you'll love it here

• You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
• No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
• We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
• We reimburse your SSSC registration and PVG fees
• Access to professional development and career progression opportunities
• Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
• 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
• Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
• Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping

Shift patterns 🕒

Our priority is making sure that we provide tailored support, so shifts currently include early shifts and back shifts. All of our teams support with a sleepover and/or a waking night shift. Weekends and public holidays would also form part of your rota on a rotational basis.

Our sleepovers are separate from your contracted hours, so you’ll receive an additional payment of £107.60 for every sleepover you work - giving you the opportunity to earn extra alongside your contracted hours.

Don't wait - apply today and start a career that changes lives (including yours).

Important information before you apply

• Apply early: We may shortlist and interview candidates as they apply.
• PVG and training: Successful candidates must join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and work towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare, supported by our Training Academy.
• Overseas checks: If you spent more than 12 months outside the UK in the last 10 years while over 18, you will need a criminal record certificate from the relevant government or police authority. This excludes time spent in France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain.
• Right to work: Cornerstone cannot offer visa sponsorship. You must have, or independently secure the right to work in the UK.
• SSSC registration: If you're successful, you'll need to register with the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) within 3 months of starting with us (we will reimburse these costs).
• Keep it authentic: AI tools can help you prepare, but your answers must be your own and reflect your skills, experience and motivations. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.