Childcare Practitioner (Nightshifts) in Kilwinning

ENABLE Scotland; Kilwinning; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Enable Scotland is seeking compassionate Childcare Practitioners to support young people at Muirfield Place, a residential home for children and young adults with learning disabilities. You will help them enjoy activities, build confidence, develop relationships and achieve meaningful outcomes, following people-centred plans and committed to their goals.

We offer learning opportunities, progression, and a values-led, inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• The ability to adapt your communication style to develop successful relationships with the people we support.
• Commitment to work with individuals through their personal support plans to help them achieve goals.
• Positive and flexible outlook, able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Adapt communication style

Personal support plans

Teamwork & flexibility

Job description

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 Place is a residential home for children and young adults with learning disabilities. 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. You may help them to enjoy activities, build confidence and independence, develop relationships and achieve outcomes that are meaningful to them.

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; then Enable 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!