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Senior Residential Childcare Worker

CrossReach

Burnaby

On-site

CAD 30,000 - 60,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

A leading social care organization is seeking a Senior Residential Childcare Worker to provide excellent care and support to children who have experienced trauma. Responsibilities include leading a team, managing care plans, and promoting a safe environment. Ideal candidates have experience in childcare, strong leadership skills, and required qualifications. The position offers competitive sleepover payments and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive sleepover payment

Ongoing training and development

Exclusive retail discounts

Generous pension plan

Health cash plan

Qualifications

Experience working with children or young people in a residential or similar setting.
Strong leadership skills and the confidence to manage shifts.
A full manual driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

Leading by example on shift and guiding your team.
Managing casework and care plans for your assigned young person.
Building trust through fun, confidence, and compassion.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clear communication

Organisational abilities

Experience with trauma-informed practice

Understanding of children’s needs

Education

HNC Social Care

SVQ Level 3

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We’re growing. Due to an increase in demand for our services, we’re looking for Senior Childcare Workers to join our teams across the Greater Glasgow area. Your preferred place of work will be discussed with you during the interview process to ensure the best match.

This is a role for someone who’s not afraid to get stuck in, take the lead on shift, and be the voice for the young people in their care. You’ll be supporting children who have experienced trauma, helping them feel safe, valued, and ready to take on new opportunities.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading by example on shift and guiding your team to deliver excellent care
Managing casework and care plans for your assigned young person
Building trust through fun, confidence, and compassion
Working with families, schools, and professionals to get the best outcomes
Encouraging children to develop new skills, hobbies, and friendships
Promoting a safe, respectful, and supportive environment

What You’ll Bring

Experience working with children or young people in a residential or similar setting

Strong leadership skills and the confidence to manage shifts

Clear communication and good organisational abilities

An understanding of trauma-informed practice

A full manual driving licence

HNC Social Care and SVQ Level 3 (essential)

What’s In It For You

58.70 per night sleepover payment (generally once per week)

A mix of early, late, and weekend shifts

Ongoing training and development

The chance to make a real, lasting difference in young lives

If you want a role that’s as rewarding as it is challenging, where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us create brighter futures.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

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 still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. 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. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

This post requires you to 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 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. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

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.

If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk

Please note : We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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Further help - If you need any help at any stage, you can contact the Recruitment Team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk

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Senior Residential Childcare Worker

CrossReach

Burnaby

On-site

CAD 30,000 - 60,000

Full time

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