Support Practitioner Day Services

SENSE SCOTLAND - MAKING EACH DAY MATTER!

Dundee Day Support Service is looking to recruit part-time Support Workers offering 22.5 hours or 15 hours per week. The successful candidate will have a flexible approach and shifts will include early and late shifts, weekends and public holidays.

Dundee Support Services operates from 8am until 10pm over 7 days across two bases in Dundee. All the adults we support have a learning disability and /or physical disability and complex communication support needs.

Your job will be to provide a person-centred care package in order to meet the needs of the people using the service, including support individuals with their personal care, moving and assisting routines, support with non-verbal communication and sensory techniques, support the adults to have lots of fun and achieve goals within their life.

• The Hillview base offers a more therapeutic type of support using a base where there are activity spaces available to support on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis.
• Community Links is a drop-in space offering a place to rest, eat or be supported with personal care.

As an organisation Sense Scotland is very committed to staff development. You will have access to induction, regular supervision, peer support meetings and management and practice development forums within the organisation.

• Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities