Residential Project Worker 3

Barnardo's Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave: 26 days +

Group Pension Plan

Cycle2work

Staff discounts

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a Senior Residential Project Worker 3 for the Pentland Way Residential Service to support up to three older young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. You will work on shift as part of a rota, ensuring a safe, nurturing home and high care standards.

You will lead the team on shift, manage rosters, supervise staff, and contribute to service development alongside the Team Manager.

Qualifications

• Holds or is working towards SVQ3 in Children and Young People.
• Willing to work towards Residential Worker with Supervisory Responsibilities.
• Experience with children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with children and young people on shift as part of the staff rota.
• Responsible for day-to-day running of the house.
• Lead staff on shift, including rota management and high performance.
• Supervise Residential Project Workers and As & When staff.
• Support the Team Manager and Children's Service Manager with service development.
• Ensure professional relationships with children, centred on acceptance and individual needs.
• Demonstrate empathy, consistency and understanding in care.

Skills

Experience with children and young peo

Experience with learning disability/AS

Education

SVQ3 (Children and Young People)

Residential Worker with Supervisory Responsibility qualification

Job description

WE ARE SEEKING TO RECRUIT AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND COMMITTED SENIOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WORKER 3 TO JOIN OUR PENTLAND WAY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.Barnardo's Caern Disability Services consists of three unique Projects who deliver a variety of quality services for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We have done this for over 40 years.Our Pentland Way Service is a residential service providing support for up to three older young people. Using a person-centred approach, we aspire to create an environment in which the young people are happy, nurtured and safe. We aim to enhance their lives by supporting them to develop independence in both the domestic environment and the community.

ABOUT YOU

• Ideally you will have experience in working directly with children and young people in a residential setting.
• Experience in supporting children and young people with a learning disability and/or Autism is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Will work directly with the children and young people on shift, as part of the staff team on rota.
• Responsibility for the day to day running of the house.
• Leading the staff on shift including rota management, leading practice and ensuring staff are working to high levels of performance in the best interests of the C&YP in our care.
• Supervision of staff including Residential Project Workers and As & When staff.
• Supporting the Team Manager and Children's Service Manager with the ongoing development of the Service.
• The staff team across Caern Services must be fully accepting of our children and be prepared to offer them a professional relationship based on acceptance and informed by our understanding of their individual needs, wishes and experiences.
• We are passionate about the children and young people that we care for, showing understanding, empathy and consistency in our approach.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Hold or be working towards a SVQ3 (Children and Young People) and also be willing to work towards a recognised SSSC qualification/s relevant to this role (Residential Worker with Supervisory Responsibilities).

CONTRACT & WORKING HOURS

• This is a full-time position (37 hours).
• Working on a dayshift rota basis, you will typically work a rota of 5 out of 7 days, including weekends.
• Flexible for the needs of the Young People and the Service.

WORK LOCATION

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland).

PAY & REWARD FRAMEWORK

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo'svalues. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive. The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

BENEFITS

• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata.
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme.
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options.
• Service related sick pay from day 1.
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution.
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
• Cycle2work scheme.
• Interest free season ticket loans.
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal.
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support.
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer.

ABOUT BARNARDO'S

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

CONTACT

For an informal chat about this role – please call Aileen Gallagher on 0131 339 8840.