Senior Children’s Residential Childcare Worker

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You will help provide the consistency, care and encouragement they need to feel secure, build confidence and achieve positive outcomes. From supporting daily routines and emotional wellbeing to leading shifts and guiding colleagues, you will help children and young people feel valued, respected and supported in a place they can call home. You will take a lead role within the team, supporting high standards of care while building positive and meaningful relationships with children, young people and their families. Take a lead role during shifts, helping to create a calm, safe and nurturing home environment where children and young people feel secure, valued and supported* Build positive and trusting relationships with children and young people, providing consistent care, guidance and emotional support throughout their daily lives* Support children and young people with routines including meals, education, appointments, activities, hobbies and bedtime routines, helping to create structure, stability and positive experiences* Encourage independence, confidence and life skills while supporting children and young people to achieve their individual goals and outcomes* Provide high quality personal care with dignity, compassion and respect at all times* Act as a key worker, helping to develop, implement and review care plans, risk assessments and individual support strategies* Support children and young people during difficult or challenging moments using a therapeutic, relationship-based approach that promotes safety, understanding and positive outcomes* Work closely with families, education staff and external professionals to ensure children and young people receive joined-up, person centred support* Lead by example within the team, offering guidance and support to colleagues while helping maintain high standards of care and practice across the service* Support the smooth and safe running of the home, including medication management, recording, safeguarding responsibilities and contributing to a positive living environment* Encourage children and young people to take part in activities, community opportunities and experiences that support wellbeing, social development and confidence building* Contribute to creating a warm, welcoming and family-style home where children and young people can feel cared for, listened to and encouraged to thrive What we are looking for We are looking for someone who has experience supporting children and young people, particularly those with additional support needs, within a residential or care setting. You will be confident taking on responsibility within a team and able to support colleagues while maintaining high standards of care and practice. You will bring a calm, compassionate and resilient approach, with the ability to build positive relationships and create a supportive environment where children and young people can feel safe, respected and encouraged to achieve their potential. You should have strong communication and organisational skills, be able to work effectively under pressure, and understand the importance of providing consistent, relationship-based care. For this role, you must hold an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care (Children) or HNC (SCQF Level 7). A full manual driving licence is essential. Ongoing training and development to support your career progression* The opportunity to build lasting and meaningful relationships with children, young people and colleagues* Access to a range of employee benefits and wellbeing support If you are ready to take the next step in your career and help provide a safe, supportive and nurturing home for children and young people, we would love to hear from you. Firstly, there is 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. CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better. Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances. As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. 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