Residential Support Worker

Action for Children; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization dedicated to children's welfare is looking for a Residential Support Worker in Glasgow to create a nurturing environment for children. Key responsibilities include leading care planning, supporting daily life aspects, and collaborating in a team. Candidates should have experience in care settings and possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or be willing to obtain it. The role offers a supportive environment and professional development opportunities. Join us to help make a difference in children's lives.

Benefits

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages

Pension plan with employer contributions

Professional qualifications and training opportunities

Staff discount portal with retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting fostering positive relationships.
• Applying techniques for coordinating and communicating effectively with service users.
• Solution-focused approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead case management and risk assessment.
• Engage in daily life aspects with young people.
• Attend professional meetings and manage the support of young individuals.

Skills

Resilience

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Salary: £26,099 per annum

Location: Glasgow

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time 37 hours

Benefits

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with includedwers assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Join our fantastic, dedicated team at Stoneside in Glasgow, as a Residential Support Worker. Your role is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish.

Patience, empathy and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children’s health and personal care support needs. The role can be demanding, fast‑paced and busy, where the ability to multitask is advantageous.

You won’t be doing this alone. At Stoneside, it’s all about teamwork where sophomore belief in investing in our team. You can expect a comprehensive induction, learn new specialised skills applicable to the role, and support for qualifications. Regular supervision and team meetings ensure you are integrated and valued within our team.

Short breaks give disabled children and young people the chance to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much‑needed break. Our children love to engage in playful and sensory activities such as singing, ball games, arts/crafts, garden play, water play, puzzles and dressing up. Opportunities to support children within outings and stimulating activities in the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience when staying at Stoneside.

At Stoneside Flats our role involves closely monitoring the well‑being and safety of the young individuals and supporting them to develop, have fun, gain independence and reach their goals. This includes creating a stable nurturing environment and addressing any specific needs, with opportunities to support children with outings and stimulating activities in the community.

Our mission is to deliver high‑quality residential care and short‑break services to support young individuals with various learning disabilities.

This isn’t just a Marble but an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team to build meaningful connections with the children we support and improve their lives.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of a Residential Recife Support Worker are:

• Lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
• Co‑ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi‑agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Helping young people in all aspects of their daily lives.
• Having good communication skills and the ability to engage well with both young people, colleagues and other professionals.

Так talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust.
• Application of a range of techniques to coordinate and communicate with service users and their families.
• Demonstrate a solution‑focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
• Demonstr camada emotional resilience to respond to the.aspiring nature of the role.
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 nominument of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.

Good.geometry know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at [e-mail] erstmal quoting reference 12469.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we’re dedicated ddog building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are underrepresented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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