Lead Practitioner

Job title:

Lead Practitioner

Company

Turning Point Scotland

Job description

Salary: £23,088 – £25,813 (£12.00 – £13.42 per hour) – Cost of living award pendingContract PermanentWe are hiring! – Work with UsHomelessness and PreventionTurning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring.We provide support to people who are;

• Experiencing Homelessness
• At risk of Homelessness; and / or
• Need some support to protect their home

Around two thirds of our work is with people who are experiencing Homelessness.We believe a menu of options should be available to individuals to prevent, or support someone to move on from Homelessness. This ensures we use a ‘no wrong door’ approach to accessing service and behind this door, people should be met with a ‘Whole System Approach’ to support.We deliver a range of outreach services including Housing Support (Short and Long Term / Intensive); Housing First and Crisis Support.Our ambitions are high for those we help; we want everyone to reach their full potential, to become active and valued members of their community, to acquire the life skills and decision-making capabilities to lead a stable productive and fulfilling life. We will challenge, coach and encourage to help achieve this, sometimes involving the peer support of others who have shared similar personal journeys.We are also active members of the European Federation of National Organisations with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and founding Members of the Housing First Europe Hub.Fife Housing FirstFife Support Service – Housing First is a new service in which we will work across localities in Fife to enable people to maintain independent tenancy sustainment, reconnect with their local communities and assist them to build their resilience to prevent repeat homelessness. We respond to the individual needs of those who are homeless or at the risk of becoming homeless, including those who are rough sleeping, or are in temporary or permanent accommodation. The service supports people who may have multiple needs which may be related to mental health, substance use, offending, finance and employment.We believe that a home is a human right and that an individual is best placed to deal with the issues that made them homeless in the first place, in a place they can call home.Standard working hours are 9am – 5pm Monday – Thursday, and 9am – 4.30pm Friday.As a Lead 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.Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.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.We value lived experience, please to read more about our views.Benefits packageTurning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.

• Comprehensive Induction
• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment

• Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holidays days’ per year.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle?NoDoes the post include personal care?NoDoes the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?NoWill the service users be involved in this process?NoContact name & detailsIf you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.

Expected salary

£23088 – 25813 per year

Location

Fife

Job date

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:56:09 GMT

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