Support Practitioner

Looking for a job that actually matters?

Our amazing Crudenlea team in Stonehaven are looking for new colleagues to join them on a permanent part-time or full-time (10-39 hours per week) basis.

No previous experience? That's okay! If you're caring, compassionate and willing to learn, we'll provide all the training and support you need.

We look for the right attitude and approach, not previous care experience. If you’re caring, positive and willing to learn, we’ll give you everything you need:

Paid training from day one
Funded SVQ qualification (SCQF Level 6/7)
PVG and SSSC fees covered

Meet your future team

You'll become part of a warm supportive team providing support to eleven amazing individuals in their shared home.

This is so much more than a job, it's about building meaningful relationships, celebrating achievements (big & small), supporting independence and creating memorable experiences.

Whether you're supporting someone to prepare a meal, achieve a personal goal, enjoy a favourite activity, try something new or simply feel heard and understood, you'll play an important part in helping them live a full and valued life.

Why you'll love this job

Make a real difference in people's lives every day
Build genuine, meaningful relationships
Bee part of a supportive and welcoming team
Bring your own personality to work and be yourself
Access to opportunities for development

We're looking for people who are

Caring, patient and compassionate
Positive, reliable and keen to learn
Good communicators who enjoy working as part of a team
Organised and confident using basic computer systems

Shift Patterns

As we're dedicated to providing the best support possible shift patterns will usually fall into patterns early shifts and backshifts. Sleepovers, public holidays and weekends would be a requirement on a rotational basis.

Sleepovers are not included in your contracted hours and you’ll receive an additional sleepover payment of £107.60 per sleepover shift worked.

If you don't live in the Stonehaven area and are not a driver, we will need you to be mindful of the location of our services and be confident that you can travel for your shifts as there are limited public transport links available that fit with all of our shift patterns.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

Along with hosting our annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -

You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
Ongoing continued 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 to name a few

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait to hear from you!

We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible and hold the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.

If you’re successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.

Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.

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