Children's Residential Support Worker

Service Care Solutions; Cumnock; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Cumnock is seeking a full-time Residential Support Worker to support children with disabilities. This role involves providing a high level of individual support to ensure positive outcomes for young people. The position offers a competitive hourly rate of £15.66 and includes various shifts. Experience working with children and SSSC registration are required. Opportunities for permanent positions may arise after three months.

Benefits

Dedicated personal consultant

Wide variety of exclusive roles

Expert payroll service

Referral bonus of £250

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities.
• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council is required.
• Willingness to complete QCF Level 3 if not already attained.
• A valid PVG certificate is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality individual support to children and young people.
• Support them to achieve positive development outcomes.
• Work within a team to build relationships and provide direct care.

Skills

Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities

SSSC registration

Willingness to work towards QCF Level 3

PVG certificate

Job description

Overview

Action for Children are looking for a Residential Support Worker to work at a short breaks service in Cumnock for children with disabilities. This will be a full time, temporary position initially for 3 months but with permanent opportunities becoming available further down the line. We have a competitive pay rate on offer of £15.66 per hour for standard working hours and you will work on a rota basis with a mixture of morning and afternoon shifts each week.

Responsibilities

It takes a special type of person to dedicate their career to supporting others. We are looking for individuals to help ensure children and young people receive a high level and quality of individual support throughout their time in our home. You will be working within a team supporting children and young people to achieve positive outcomes, build appropriate relationships and have fun, being there at every step of their development. As a Residential support worker, you will play an essential part in providing direct care and effective support to young people to enable them to achieve positive outcomes in line with their childcare personal plan. Every day is different, and you will face new challenges, we need staff members with a can-do attitude, that are willing to go above and beyond for the young people in their care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities
• SSSC registration
• Minimum of a QCF Level 3 or a willingness to work towards this
• PVG certificate

Benefits

• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work
• We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
• We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
• We also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed)