Residential Child Care Worker - FLK12895

Falkirk Council; Brightons; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Falkirk Council seeks residential child care workers to provide nurturing support to children in care. This role involves relationship building and implementing care plans, as well as a commitment to ongoing professional development. Join a dedicated team in a highly-rated environment until January 2026, working flexible hours across residential homes.

Benefits

Significant training and development opportunities

Regular professional supervision

Qualifications

• Must have SSSC registration as a childcare worker.
• Ability to work across Council areas.
• Commitment to professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide meaningful care and support to children.
• Build lasting relationships with children and young people.
• Work on flexible rota including weekends and nights.

Skills

Confident

Flexible

Nurturing

Education

Ability to register unconditionally with SSSC

Job description

Job Advert

We are looking for confident, flexible and nurturing residential child care workers to join our experienced and committed staff team. The work provides opportunities to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in our care by building lasting relationships and contributing to meaningful care and support plans.

Our service promotes relationship-based practice that is child-centred and trauma informed.

We recognise the importance of regular professional supervision and provide significant training and development opportunities to our staff within Falkirk Council.

Our houses have been consistently highly rated by the Care Inspectorate, and we are keen to improve the experiences of the young people in our care and to develop the service to meet the expectations of The Promise .

You will work 30.83 hours per week across both residential homes on a flexible rota basis to include weekends, public holidays, evenings and nights.

You must have the ability to be mobile across the Council area.

Staff are required to be able to register unconditionally with SSSC as a residential childcare worker.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.

This post is temporary until January 2026.

For informal discussion please contact:- Lauren Doherty, Senior Worker 01324 716868.