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<P><STRONG>Post: Support Practitioner </STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Service: Angus</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Based: Montrose </STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Hours: Full Time & Part Time Available</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Salary: £13.45 per hour</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Contract: Permanent</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>If you live your best life, support someone to live theirs!</STRONG></P><P>Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.</P><P>Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Angus are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team. </P><P>Turning Point Scotland's Angus service is a support service that provides support to individuals with complex needs including learning disability and autism. We provide support to people in their own homes living in the community and support them with every day opportunities that promotes independence and choice. </P><P>We strive to enable people to access everyday life experiences including access to education, employment/volunteering and social activities. We will also provide support with developing relationships and maintaining a home. We work in partnership with health teams, social work teams, Community justice teams, Police and advocacy. </P><P>The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.</P><P>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.</P><P>As a Support Practitioner, 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 daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.</P><P>Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.</P><P>Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.</P><P>Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.</P><P>We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.</P><P><STRONG>We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.</STRONG></P><P>Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.</P><P>Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.</P><P>Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date</P>

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