Lead Practitioner - Activities and Inclusion (MAT Cover)

☞ Turning Point

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Paisley Scotland

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Renfrewshire Learning Disability Services

Turning Point Scotland’s Renfrewshire Learning Disability Services deliver a Care at Home and Housing Support service for a large number of people who have learning and physical disabilities living across the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire areas. The accommodation includes 2 core and cluster services. Individuals who are supported by the service live either on their own or share with others. Individual’s homes are located throughout Renfrewshire. Most people receive 24 hour support.

The staff who work in Renfrewshire Learning Disability services are committed to ensuring that individuals are always included in the development, implementation and review of their personal life plans. The ethos of the service is to assist people to meet their personal, social, educational and domestic aspirations in accordance with Keys to Life. Our staff work in a person centred, outcome focussed manner, working in partnership with Renfrewshire Council Social Work Department and community healthcare teams will ensure peoples’ support needs are fully met.

We are registered with the Care Commission and work in partnership with a number of external agencies i.e. Social Work Department, Community Learning Disability Teams, and Housing Associations etc.

The individuals we support are provided with the opportunity to become involved in their local and surrounding community. Our management structure, together with the administration team enables us to monitor closely the service we provide. All our staff, regardless of their position, receive extensive training which enables them to carry out their job to a high standard.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

Inclusion within the Renfrewshire area and Inverclyde:
  • Be aware of the importance of inclusion within not only the local community but in the wider context.
  • Advocate for and promote choice with adults with additional support needs.
Renfrewshire Connects
  • With colleagues, arrange, co-ordinate and support Renfrewshire Connects group activities.
  • With colleagues, ensure Renfrewshire connects meetings are held regularly.
  • Lead on the communication of information to service users i.e. newsletter and contribute to the development of other communication methods for example Facebook etc.
  • Contribute to the development and support of communication toolkits for adults with additional support needs.
Support To People Who Use Services- To
  • Liaise with service users, teams and families to plan and organise community based and local activities which meet their needs and wishes.
  • Encourage and facilitate service user participation in activities and provide guidance as appropriate.
  • Co-ordinate activities with and for the people we support in accordance with their choices, support plans and personal outcomes.
  • Advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
  • Maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
  • Support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
  • Travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (motability, own car service vehicles, public transport etc).
  • Have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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