Relief Practitioner | Wernham House

About Us Aberdeen Cyrenians have provided front-line services and care in the North East for over 50+ years, empowering vulnerable and socially excluded people, to overcome their personal challenges, make informed choices and move towards positive outcomes, promoting dignity, inclusiveness and equality throughout communities. Our organisation exists to support anyone and everyone who is facing difficulty and we provide a wide range of life-changing services including support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, have experienced abuse, are at risk of violence, are at high financial risk, struggling with mental health issues, struggling with substance addiction, social exclusion or involved in the justice system. You can find out more about our organisation and our impact at www.weareac.org About Wernham House Wernham House is a residential and respite care accommodation service for adults who have alcohol and substance use problems and mental health issues.

It provides care, support and accommodation for 17 individuals, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a dedicated team of Support Practitioners. Job title: Relief Support Practitioner | Wernham House Responsible to: Team Leaders and Service Manager Responsible for: Volunteers Hours of work: This role offers flexible working including mornings, evenings and weekends Salary: £12.60 per hour plus annual leave allowance SSSC registration level: Practitioner Required qualifications: A qualification of N/SVQ3 in Care, or equivalent or the willingness and ability to attain this within five years. Main Responsibilities: Lead and participate in the provision of a high standard of person-led care and support for service users in their own homes, in line with individual care plans and risk assessments, organisational policies, national standards, codes of practice and legislation.

Communicate effectively with service users, families and multi-disciplinary teams, record appropriate care notes and create a safe, positive and enabling environment. Job activities Work shifts as required, including evenings/weekends/night hour, working effectively as part of a team Form, develop, sustain and maintain relationships with Service Users through person centred, trauma informed emotional and practical care and support Assess and review Service Users’ strengths and needs through accurate demonstrates concern for others; encourages others to express themselves Emotional awareness – manages strong emotions and responds constructively; keeps own feelings in check; deals with stress Flexibility – adapts easily to changes at work; modifies behaviour in response to a situation; sees the merits of differing viewpoints Initiative – takes responsibility; looks ahead and anticipates what needs to be done; is able to assess and manage risks Team working – contributes fully to teamwork; establishes positive relationships with the team Working within Professional Boundaries – Demonstrates professional curiosity; accepts responsibility for own work; seeks and uses professional support; understands the principle of confidentiality Developing others – case management responsibility for developing service users’ skills; encourages initiatives in problem-solving and making informed choices You can expect the following working for us: Comprehensive training through our online Learning Management System Opportunity to pursue on the job qualifications and career progression Online timesheets and expenses We are a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer – pay is reviewed annually each April Benefits including Bike to Work Scheme and an Employee Assistance programme A warm and friendly team environment where everyone is valued. Mileage paid at the national rate.

It's important to us that we recruit people who share our values and who want to make a difference. Our interview process is designed to get to know you better and to find out why you want to work for us. If you are nervous, please don't be – there are no right or wrong answers.

Because we work with vulnerable people, we have a responsibility to safeguard them. We undertake background and reference checks, and it is a term of employment with us that all employees register with the Protecting Vulnerable Groups ("PVG") scheme operated by Disclosure Scotland. We guarantee an interview to candidates who have lived experience within the areas of society and the issues that we support and those who are care-experienced, subject to meeting the minimum criteria for the role.

We're an equal opportunities employer and value diversity – exclusion has no place in our workplaces. If you need us to make reasonable adjustments to allow you to attend an interview with us, just let us know . We regret that due to current Home Office rules, we are not able to sponsor applicants for this role, so you must be eligible to live and work in the UK without sponsorship.

The closing date for this position is Monday 16th June 2025. We review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early should sufficient applications be received.