Childcare Practitioner (Dayshifts) in Kilwinning

ENABLE Scotland; Kilwinning; Vor Ort; GBP 12.000 - 21.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ENABLE Scotland is seeking compassionate Childcare Practitioners to support young people with additional and complex needs in North Ayrshire. Roles involve in-home and community-based support, helping individuals access activities, build confidence, and work toward meaningful outcomes.

No two days are the same as you help with communication, personal care, sensory activities and celebrating achievements with a values-led team. The role offers extensive training and progression opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• Ability to adapt communication style to build successful relationships with people we support.
• Commitment to work with individuals through personal support plans to help them achieve goals.

Aufgaben

• Support young people with additional and complex needs in their home and local community.
• Assist with personal care, communication, activities, and development of independence.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Adaptability

Jobbeschreibung

Are you interested in working for an award winning social care charity?

Childcare Practitioners have the most important role within Enable by making a positive difference every day to the lives of the young people we support.

Muirfield Outreach is a children's service supporting young people with additional and complex support needs across North Ayrshire. We're looking for compassionate, motivated and values-led Childcare Practitioners who are passionate about making a difference. Our support is individual to each young person and is delivered within their family home and local community, helping them to enjoy activities, build confidence and independence, develop relationships and achieve outcomes that are meaningful to them.

No two days are the same. One moment you may be supporting a young person to access the community, the next you may be helping with communication, personal care, sensory activities or celebrating an achievement they have accomplished.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

About Us

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• The ability to adapt your communication style in order to develop successful and enjoyable relationships with the people we support.
• The commitment to work with individuals through their personal support plans to ensure people achieve their goals and outcomes and celebrate their successes.
• A positive and flexible outlook to your work and be able to work on your own and as part of a team.

We believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*
• Blue Light Card

Where required, Enable will fully fund SVQ Health and Social Care qualifications – required for SSSC registration

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity's mission to help create an equal society for every person who has support needs.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

*Terms & conditions apply

About You

If you think you have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support individuals to get the most out of life and become an inclusive member of society; thenEnable needs you and your values to help us create an equal society for every person who has support needs. You don't need experience in care to start your social care career with Enable. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills. Wherever your journey has taken you up until now, join us, and together we will forge a new path in what could potentially be the most rewarding role you have ever had!