Female Support Practitioner
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Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland!
Due to continued expansion, we are on the lookout for a compassionate and creative individual with a positive attitude to join us as Support Practitioner, based in Scotlandwell and Glenrothes.
Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from female candidates that hold a full UK manual 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:
The successful candidate will be supporting service users with learning and physical disabilities and mental health in Scotlandwell and Glenrothes
You will assist individuals living in their own homes with all aspects of their daily lives, including support with medication and finances, housework, meal preparation, cooking and personal care.
The people we support have a variety of different hobbies which we’ll be looking to you to take an active interest in, from going out for a tasty bite or catching the latest movie to a gym session or group activity, the list is endless.
For this role, we are seeking someone with experience in care and supporting people with behaviours of concern. Full training will be offered, including CALMS training.
To be part of our team, we’ll need you to:
- Have an empathetic and caring nature
- Good 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
- Good organisational skills
Requirements:
As a Support Practitioner you will be expected to work day shifts, evenings shifts, weekends and sleepovers.
Benefits:
- Generous annual leave
- 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: 1/4/2026
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
Scotlandwell, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
KY13 9JA
£26,162 per year
Permanent - Full-time
Posted today
Closing date: 02/04/2026
Job reference: SC1519918ScoFSP
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Support Practitioner JD - £26,162 - April 2025 V4.pdf
Female Support Practitioner
Scotlandwell, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
£26,162 per year