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Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland!

Due to continued expansion, our fantastic team are on the lookout for a compassionate and creative individual with a positive attitude to join us as Waken Nights Support Practitioner on a part-time basis (24 hours per week), based in Scotlandwell.

Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from female candidates that hold a driving licence.

About Us:

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making us the country's largest provider of social care. We 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 we support can present challenging behavior or require a high level of personal care.

The Role:

As a Support Practitioner, you will support service users in their own homes. Their support needs include personal care, preparing breakfast, completing household tasks and checks throughout the night.

To be part of our team, we’ll need you to:

Have an empathetic and caring nature
Good organisation and observation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Confidence in using computers
Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own
A good level of physical fitness in order to complete CALMS training
Experience in care is highly desirable

Requirements:

This role will involve working two 12 hour shifts waken night shifts per week. There will be an expectation to work day shifts to begin with to undertake training.

Benefits:

Generous annual leave
Opportunity to gain a SVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
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 colleague
Employee forum for employees to voice their opinions and give feedback which in turn, allows us to continuously improve as an employer and ensure a positive working environment
Free membership of Glasgow Credit Union
HSF Health Care plan
Counselling and Life Works service

Closing Date: 2/6/2026

We’re looking to fill this post as soon as possible and reserve the right to close the advert if suitable candidates are found before the advert closes. To avoid disappointment, pop your application in early.

All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer - this is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and PVG; 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.

We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications irrespective of race, ethnicity or national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, marital, parental status or sexual orientation. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams.

Please note, our smoking policy applies to this role. Please contact scoupland@trfs.org.uk if you have any questions.

We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us.

Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post.

Join us and be part of something bigger!

Female Support Practitioner - Waken nights

Scotlandwell, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom

KY13 9JA

£27,885 per year

Permanent - Part-time

Posted today

Closing date: 03/06/2026

Job reference: SC1560282ScoFSPWN

Female Support Practitioner - Waken nights

Scotlandwell, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom

£27,885 per year

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