Lead Practitioner

Overview

Service: PKHSS - Intensive Housing Support Team

Based: Perth & Kinross-shire

Hours: Part-Time (18 hours)

Contract: Permanent

About Turning Point Scotland

Turning 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;

• 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.

Perth and Kinross Housing and Support Service (PKHSS)

PKHSS consists of two teams, covering the whole of Perthshire, with an office base in Perth, who provide support to people experiencing Homelessness, at risk of Homelessness or need some support to protect their home.

Floating Housing Support Team enables individuals to develop the skills required in order to independently maintain and sustain their tenancies. The service uses a person centred, outcomes focused approach working with individuals for approximately 6-9 months to achieve mutually agreed outcomes and ultimately preventing homelessness.

Intensive Housing Support Team provides person centred and flexible support to individuals with complex needs who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the service will use a Housing First approach to deliver assertive outreach support. This support will be tailored to meet the needs of individuals assisting them to achieve positive outcomes in various areas of their day to day lives whilst sustaining and maintaining their tenancies.

Role: Lead Practitioner

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.

Please note: 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.

Salary and development

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

Lived experience

We value lived experience. Please read more about our views.

Accreditations and training

Turning 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.

• 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.

Additional information

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle: Yes
• Personal care: No
• Cooking and housekeeping skills: No
• Will the service users be involved in this process? No

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.

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