Residential Childcare Worker (Therapeutic Support Worker)

Common Thread Ltd; Strathaven; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual dress

Company pension

Discounted or free food

Employee discount

On-site parking

Referral programme

Sick pay

Enhanced overtime pay

Company events

Job summary

Common Thread Ltd is seeking a Residential Childcare Worker to help create a safe, nurturing, supportive and healing home for the young people in our care. You will provide emotional support, help maintain a routine, and share daily activities such as cooking, school runs and outings with the team.

We value tenacity, resilience, enthusiasm and honesty, and expect alignment with our values. PVG disclosure and a full manual driving license are required.

Qualifications

• Tenacity and resilience are essential.
• Enthusiastic, energetic approach valued.
• Personal values and behaviours should align with putting young people first, creativity, leadership and integrity.
• PVG disclosure is required; a valid full manual driving license is needed.

Responsibilities

• Help create a safe, nurturing, supportive and healing home for young people in care.
• Provide emotional support and maintain routine within a well-run home.
• Participate in home cooking, school runs, activities and shared experiences.
• Support the management and smooth running of the house with the care team.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Enthusiastic

Energetic

Teamwork

Job description

Are you a nurturing, fun and interesting person who is passionate and committed to making a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people? Do you have the drive to grow and develop in a professional environment? If you have experience or you’re looking for a new challenge, being a Residential Childcare Worker at Common Thread could be right for you.

Join Common Thread and help to change the lives of children and young people who have been hurt by trauma, abuse and neglect.

Benefits

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Enhanced overtime pay

About The Job

This is a full time or part time permanent contract. At its heart, your key task will be to help create a safe, nurturing, supportive and healing home for the young people in your care. As part of a team, you’ll provide emotional support, the comfort of routine in a well‑run and loving home. There will be lots of home cooking, school runs, activities, and experiences to share – and every day will be different from the last. You’ll support the management and smooth running of your house and, in turn, get great support from your management team at all times.

What we look for

We look for candidates with tenacity and resilience and a real commitment to make a difference to the lives of the young people in our care. You don’t necessarily need to have experience of working in this sector. It is much more important to us that you are enthusiastic, energetic and your personal values and behaviours align with our own values of putting young people first, of bringing creativity, personal leadership and honesty and integrity to your work.

All care roles are subject to PVG disclosure from Disclosure Scotland. You will also need to have a valid full manual drivers licence.

Your salary will be dependent on your experience and qualifications.

If you have the drive to make a real difference and would like to join the Common Thread family,