Bank Support Practitioner

Overview

Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland at Vacancy Filler's service in West Lothian and help support the people who need it most in Vacancy Filler's communities! No previous experience in care is required as you will be provided with full training by Vacancy Filler's excellent and award-winning learning & development team prior to starting. This training initially consists of classroom-based sessions and e-learning, as well as the opportunity to shadow current Support Practitioners in their day-to-day role and meet the people you will be supporting.

On top of this training, Vacancy Filler will also finance and support you to achieve your SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care in-house! Ideally, you will be a driver with a full manual driving licence to drive the mobility car, but this is not an essential requirement.

Responsibilities

• Social Support: Assisting individuals to engage with their communities by planning and attending outings to various clubs and leisure activities such as day centres, bowling, cinema, swimming, etc.
• Medical Support: Administering and monitoring medication.
• Personal Care: Assist people to maintain their wellbeing by promoting their personal care which includes assistance with showering/bathing, dressing, arranging visits with professionals such as dentists, doctors, or opticians, and assisting with incontinence care.
• Practical Support: Helping people to maintain their tenancy by encouraging daily household tasks such as general housework, laundry, ironing, cooking, and shopping.

About Vacancy Filler

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making Vacancy Filler the country's largest provider of social care. Vacancy Filler 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 Vacancy Filler support can present challenging behaviour or require a high level of personal care. Vacancy Filler is Living Wage Accredited with the Living Wage Foundation, and have Gold in Investors in People.

Benefits

• TRFS rewards scheme (which 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 friend, family member, or colleague.
• Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union.
• HSF Health Care plan.
• Counselling & Life Works service.

On top of these excellent practical benefits, the biggest benefit of all is the immense job satisfaction you will gain by making a positive difference in someone’s life.

Additional Information

PVG checks will be required of all successful applicants; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector. All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date.