Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

The Pastoral Care Assistant will manage emotional, spiritual, and social support through acting as a liaison with families and church members to ensure well-being throughout our parish and community.

Working with others in identifying individuals and families who require practical and emotional support, you will offer support, including pastoral care and visit people in their homes, in hospital or in care.

The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

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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.

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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.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

To assist the Livingston Parish Churches Grouping ministry team in their work with children and young people in the mission of the three churches in the parish grouping across the schools (16 primary schools and four secondary schools) in their parishes.

The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

We are looking for someone to work alongside the parish ministers to strengthen relationships between the churches and the community in order to reach all generations with the message of Christ’s love.

The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.