Care Practitioner

Providing a wide range of care and support to service users with Learning Disabilities and/or Mental health disorders to meet their assessed needs through goal setting objectives and in accordance with best practice taking account of Practice Standards. This role may include lone working, and all successful applicants will be expected to carry out all shift patterns on a rota basis, which include days, evenings, weekends, sleepovers and wakened nightshifts, The benchmark qualification for this role includes SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF level 7 or social services children and young people SCQF
To act as Keyworker including monitoring and ensuring the service user is being offered the opportunities, experience, care and support identified in their support plan. Keeping accurate records of outcomes focused support planning and review for the people whom you support. Ensuring changes in service user health and wellbeing, care plans, risk assessments etc. are recorded and communicated across the team. To work as part of a team liaising with colleagues to ensure an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to service
Ability to travel within Fife.
Further Information
Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria
How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Salary range is £29,170.80 to £31,761.26 per year; this is a full-time post (36hrs per week) and a permanent contract. Enhancements for unsocial hours, sleepovers and public holidays are provided.
Fife Council will offer training and development to meet your SSSC registration requirements and will cover the cost of your annual SSSC registration. There is a generous annual leave allowance of 33 days, increasing to 38 days after 5 years' service.
Auto enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme (LCPS)
Employee access to the benefits package that offer discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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