The Old Lodge is tucked away on the peaceful Boquhan Estate near Kippen, offering a safe and nurturing home for up to three children and young people. With its rural setting and beautifully refurbished spaces, it provides the calm and comfort young people need to settle, feel supported, and begin building towards brighter days. We offer both short-term and longer-term placements, always focused on creating stability and promoting wellbeing.
As a Support Practitioner within our Children & Family Services, you will play a key role in supporting children and young people to feel safe, build trust and achieve positive outcomes.
This is a hands‑on role where you will support young people in a residential setting. Some days will be rewarding and full of progress. Others will be more challenging. What matters is your ability to stay consistent, calm, and focused on building relationships.
What your day could look like
- Building positive, trusting relationships with children and young people
- Supporting daily routines, activities and life skills
- Responding to emotional and behavioural needs
- Contributing to care and education plans
- Working with families and external partners
- Maintaining clear and accurate records
About you
You will have experience working with children, young people or vulnerable individuals, or be able to demonstrate relevant transferable skills, and understand the importance of building relationships based on trust and consistency. You will be able to stay calm under pressure, respond to challenging behaviour and maintain clear boundaries. You will be willing to learn, reflect on your practice and work as part of a team. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, an HNC in Social Care and SVQ Level 3 and must hold a full manual driving licence.
This post is subject to PVG Scheme membership and SSSC registration requirements. You must be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
What you’ll gain
- Ongoing training and development
- Support with SSSC registration
- A role where you can make a real difference every day
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that supports others. Access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life’s challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.
But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.
If you are resilient, committed and want to support children and young people to achieve positive outcomes, apply now.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.
For queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk.
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