Complex Needs Support Practitioner - Driver only

Make a positive difference in someone's life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland in our Dunfermline service! Our fantastic team are on the lookout for compassionate and creative individuals with a positive attitude to join them as Support Practitioners.

Due to the needs of this service, we can only accept applications from candidates who have a full UK manual driving licence, to be able to drive the supported person's mobility car. It would be advantageous, if candidates have previous experience of working within a Complex Needs service, where CALM has played a sugnificant role.

About Us

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes 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, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse and autism.

Some of the people we support can present challenging behavior or require a high level of personal care.

The Role

As a Support Practitioner, you will assist individuals living in their own homes with disabilities and/or additional support needs in all aspects of their daily lives, including support with medication and finances, housework, meal preparation, cooking and personal care.

The people we support have a variety of different hobbies which we'll be looking to you to take an active interest in, from going out for a tasty bite or catching the latest movie to a gym session or group activity, the list is endless.

To be part of our team, we'll need you to: Have an empathetic and caring nature. Experience of supporting individuals with mental health needs. Good observation skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Confidence in using computers.

Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own. Good organisational skills. Full UK manual driving licence Benefits Generous annual leave. TRFS rewards scheme (includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers).

Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance. Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care. Refer a Friend scheme- £150 reward for successfully referring a colleague.

Employee Forum - for employees to voice their opinions and give feedback which in turn, allows us to continuously improve as an employer and ensure a positive working environment. Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union. HSF Health Care plan. Counselling & Life Works service. We're look...

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