We are hiring! - Work with Us
Are you an experienced care worker and 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.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practitioner to work in our Rattray/Blairgowrie service. Unlike other
support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
You will:
- Lead and support staff in delivering high-quality care to an individual with severe learning
disabilities.
- Work alongside the positive behaviour support plan to enable an individual to communicate
his needs positively & safely.
- Support individual with daily living, inclusion, and independence in
his own home, including participation in activities (swimming, trampoline, disability bikes
etc).
- Oversee care plans, risk assessments, and documentation, ensuring compliance with policies and
standards.
- Conduct staff supervisions, provide guidance, mentoring, and promote best practice and
positive values.
- Maintain a safe environment and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to
ensure effective service delivery.
About You
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team.
As a Lead Practitioner the support you provide will always be person centred, tailoring support to meet the
needs of the people we support maximising choice and autonomy while assessing and managing risk in conjunction
with the Tayside Risk Management Group.
About Us
At Turning Point Scotland Perth & Kinross, we deliver services for people who have a learning disability or
autism and unique and complex behaviours which challenge the service: many of the individuals we support have
some forensic histories. We support people who live in 24/7 supported accommodation projects and their own
homes. We also provide support within our outreach service to people with learning disabilities within the area
of Perth & Kinross.
We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.
We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able
to sponsor visas.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on
experience.
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.