Child and Youth Care Worker

Kibble Education and Care Centre; Paisley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Further training

Healthcare contribution to dental/gls

Discounts through Blue Light Card and

Childcare discounts

Counselling access

Cycle to Work scheme

Generous holidays

Job summary

Kibble needs Child and Youth Care Workers for its Open Campus, Safe Centre, Intensive and Community Services, supporting young people aged 12 to 25 who cannot live at home. The work is direct care: placement plans, social work liaison, family contact and reports for the Children's Hearing or court.

The post is 37 hours of early and back shifts including weekends, with trauma-informed work and a strong focus on play.

Qualifications

• HNC in Social Care or SVQ Level 3 in Care, or willingness to undertake.
• SSSC residential childcare worker registration within the timeframe set.
• PVG Scheme membership and fitness to complete Safe Crisis Management training within four weeks of start.
• Experience of caring for children and young people or vulnerable people is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take direct responsibility for the care and development of a number of young people with placement targets.
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to monitor and help achieve targets.
• Coordinate with area team social workers to link care plans and tasks.
• Meet parents to maintain family contact and support home leave.
• Record placement plans in required formats and submit reports on time.
• Provide reports to relevant authorities and social workers as required.

Skills

Child care commitment

Trauma-informed practice

Calm handling of behaviour

Child development knowledge

Independent working

Interagency collaboration

Education

HNC in Social Care

SVQ Level 3 in Care

Job description

Kibble needs Child and Youth Care Workers for its Open Campus, Safe Centre, Intensive and Community Services, supporting young people aged 12 to 25 who cannot live at home. The work is direct care: placement plans, social work liaison, family contact and reports for the Children's Hearing or court. The post is 37 hours of early and back shifts including weekends, with trauma-informed work and a strong focus on play. SSSC registration is required once appointed, with preference for those already eligible for unconditional registration.

What the job involves

• Take direct responsibility for the care and development of a number of young people, including placement programmes with social and educational targets reviewed regularly
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to share, monitor and help achieve each young person's targets
• Liaise with the area team social worker so the care plan, targets and social work tasks are linked
• Meet parents or other relatives to maintain family contact, secure co-operation and support viable home leave
• Record each placement plan in the format the organisation requires
• Provide reports to the Reporter, Clerk of the Court, Procurator Fiscal and area team social worker within required timescales
• Build relationships in which physical, emotional or mental abuse can be disclosed
• Respond positively and calmly to challenging behaviour
• Monitor relationships between young people, acting on bullying, isolation and pressure towards risk-taking
• Co-work with other agencies such as social work, educational psychology and psychiatry, representing needs and progress objectively
• Work within the policies, procedures and practices of the Centre and the relevant legislation

What’s required

Qualifications

• HNC in Social Care, SVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent, or ability to undertake HNC and SVQ Level 3 Social Care

Registration & licences

• SSSC registration as a residential childcare worker, within the timeframe set

Skills & knowledge

• Commitment to caring for children and young people
• Understanding of developmental trauma and trauma-informed practice
• Ability to build trust and respond calmly to challenging behaviour
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, child development and the causes of challenging behaviour
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
• Ability to co-work with other agencies and represent needs objectively

Checks & eligibility

• PVG Scheme membership
• Fitness to complete Safe Crisis Management training within four weeks of start

Other

• Willingness to work in any Kibble Group service, including the Safe Centre (secure care) or community services
• Willingness to take a full part in outdoor, messy and risky play

Nice to have

• Experience of working with children, young people or vulnerable people
• Experience of working within the social care sector
• Experience of working within residential childcare
• Full driving licence and willingness to drive school transport

What’s offered

• Further training, job variety and funded study
• Healthcare contribution to dental treatment, glasses and contact lenses
• Discounts on shopping and events through Blue Light Card, Costco and partners
• Childcare discounts at Puddle Lane children's nursery
• Immediate access to confidential counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Generous holidays