What are the responsibilities and job description for the Support Practitioner position at Turning Point Scotland?
Locations
Dumfries
Service Name
Dumfries & Galloway Housing Support
Type of service
Homelessness & Prevention
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full time
Salary
£12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: Dumfries & Galloway Housing Support
Based: Dumfries - Covering surrounding areas East
Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Annual: £23,450 - £24,514
Contract: Permanent
We are hiring! - Work with Us
Turning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.
We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring. We provide support to people who are;
You don’t need to have experience as we will support you through our comprehensive Induction and ongoing Learning and Development training. What you do need is to have the flexibility to work full time (37 Hrs Week) Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
This role requires you to have a valid UK driver licence and access to your own car as travel to provide support is required across the area.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
About The Role
As our Support Practitioner within Homelessness and Prevention, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As our Support Practitioner you will manage your own Case Load and Diary to provide support to the People we Support, full training and coaching will be provided.
No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.
Interviews will take place at our Dumfries Office Thursday 17th April 2025.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.
Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.
Job Description
Support Practitioner - Job Description.pdf – 112KB Opens in a new window
Person Specification
Support Practitioner - Person Specifcation.pdf – 62KB Opens in a new window
Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
Yes
Does the post include personal care?
No
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
No
Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
Interview Date
17 April 2025
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
Dumfries
Service Name
Dumfries & Galloway Housing Support
Type of service
Homelessness & Prevention
Job Type
Support Practitioner
Hours of work
Full time
Salary
£12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Job Description
Post: Support Practitioner
Service: Dumfries & Galloway Housing Support
Based: Dumfries - Covering surrounding areas East
Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £12.19 - £12.74 per hour, rising to £12.43 in your first year of service
Annual: £23,450 - £24,514
Contract: Permanent
We are hiring! - Work with Us
Turning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.
We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring. We provide support to people who are;
- Experiencing Homelessness
- At risk of Homelessness; and / or
- Need some support to protect their home
You don’t need to have experience as we will support you through our comprehensive Induction and ongoing Learning and Development training. What you do need is to have the flexibility to work full time (37 Hrs Week) Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
This role requires you to have a valid UK driver licence and access to your own car as travel to provide support is required across the area.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
About The Role
As our Support Practitioner within Homelessness and Prevention, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As our Support Practitioner you will manage your own Case Load and Diary to provide support to the People we Support, full training and coaching will be provided.
No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.
Interviews will take place at our Dumfries Office Thursday 17th April 2025.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.
Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.
Job Description
Support Practitioner - Job Description.pdf – 112KB Opens in a new window
Person Specification
Support Practitioner - Person Specifcation.pdf – 62KB Opens in a new window
Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
- Comprehensive Induction
- 123 Learning and development courses
- 29 eLearning courses
- Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
- Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
- Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
- Wide range of family friendly policies
- 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
Yes
Does the post include personal care?
No
Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
No
Will the service users be involved in this process?
No
Interview Date
17 April 2025
Contact name & details
If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.
Salary : $23,450 - $24,514
