Support Practitioner

Join our specialist support worker team! Are you an experienced support worker looking for a new role? Have you got experience supporting adults with learning disabilities? Then we have the role for you!

We are keen to speak to dedicated and passionate support workers who are committed to making a difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable adults in our communities. We are recruiting in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.

By joining one of our specialist teams you will enjoy a number of benefits:

• an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates
• a rolling rota offering consistency and predictability
• a supportive and close knit team for daily support
• excellent communication and support from your Randstad local specialist team
• a variety of pay options
• an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other
• access to training for professional development

What can you expect from joining a specialist team:

• an opportunity to dedicate your experience and skills to a vulnerable adults
• providing day to day support relating to activities, appointments, family contact and much more ideally you will have a driver's license and business insurance
• being busy engaging and encouraging the service user to take part in activities and form structure
• providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals
• playing a critical role in the safety and wellbeing of the service user

Randstad Benefits include:

• Employee discount scheme with major highstreet retailers
• Friend referral bonuses- £250 Love2Shop voucher per referral!!
• Extensive training in industry standard courses supported by online learning
• Endorsement on SSSC
• Support from within the team and a dedicated Randstad consultant
• Opportunities to pick up ad hoc shifts and overtime
• On the spot rewards and recognition schemes
• Multiple payment types to choose from

In ordered to be considered for this post, you must be:

• Qualified to minimum SVQ Level 2 in Care or HNC in Social Care (Desirable)
• A car driver with access to your own vehicle (ESSENTIAL)
• Minimum 1 year UK experience, working within a care setting

If you have a desire to make a difference to the lives of others and you have a hard working ethos please submit your CV or contact Dayna McKenna on 0131 240 0887 for a confidential discussion or further information.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.