Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Horizonsresidentialcare; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Mission Statement: “Working together to provide a stable, supportive and caring home promoting respect, values, rights and diversity.”

Senior Residential Care Worker-Job description

Horizons Residential Care Limited is a well-established residential childcare provider based in the East Coast of Scotland and has been providing residential childcare service since 2013. The company won the Best Social Care Provider award in 2019, the Best Care Home Award in Scotland in 2022 and also won the Best Care Home Group in the UK in 202.

The company has undergone major restructuring with a view to enhance the standards and quality of care provision to our Service Users and Local Authorities across the UK. The company expanded the range of services it provides and is opening new homes over the next few months. Consequently, we have a number of opportunities opening up: Assistant Managers, Senior Residential Care Workers and Residential Care Workers.

Horizon’s vision is for young people within our care to thrive in a positive living experience, which meets and exceeds the requirements of the Health and Social Care Standards.

Horizon’s ethos resonates with childcare theory, Attachment Theory, Social Pedagogy and Opportunity led Life Space Interventions. Our care practice aims to promote the development of young people’s coping mechanisms to resolve past experiences and enhance individual capacity in respect of life skills, self-esteem, confidence, and resilience.

Horizons provide, as standard, a staffing ratio of 1:1 (10am – 10pm) who are competent and confident in working alongside young people with complex and sometimes challenging behaviours. Our young people may present with a range of social, emotional and physical needs. Therefore the specialised care we provide requires being adaptive and flexible in response.

Senior Residential Care Workers: (Salary Approx £32,040-£36,200 including sleep over allowance)

The Senior Residential Care Worker will support the Assistant Manager and the Service Manager in the efficient running of the residential home. You will largely be responsible for assisting the Assistant Manager in the efficient operational management of the house as well as providing excellent care to the children and young people.

The ideal candidate must have several years of Residential Child Care Experience and will have completed SVQ3/HNC and must be willing to study for SVQ4 (children and Young People/ Leadership and Management).

The Senior Residential Care Worker will have the responsibility to assist in managing a team of staff, therefore, you must be experienced in motivating and providing support to colleagues when necessary. The Senior Residential Care Worker will be assisted by the Assistant Manager in carrying out the set Duties and Responsibilities. As part of ongoing professional development, you would also be required to highlight training needs and supervision and have an excellent understanding of Health and Social Care Standards.

The ideal candidate must have 2 or more year’s experience working with and caring for vulnerable young people in a residential care setting, who have a range of support needs varying from traumatic life experience, family breakdown to disability. Candidates must also be fully qualified to work as a residential childcare worker, meeting the requirements as set out by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for registration. A clean and current driving licence is also preferable, alongside a willingness to transport the young people in our care using company vehicles.

Clean Driving Licence

Experience in the Residential Child Care Sector

Shift Patterns: Full Days, Sleep-ins, OnCalls

Accepted Qualifications: For Senior Residential Child Care Workers: HNC/SVQ3 or equivalent

Ambitious and Work towards meeting Set Targets or Goals

Competitive Remuneration Package

Funding to Complete Qualification relevant to the Job

In addition to 5.6 Weeks of Statutory Holiday Entitlement, Enhanced Leave depending on qualifications, experience, performance reviews and appraisal.

Enhanced Pay for shifts and sleep-ins on Xmas and New Years Day

Dedicated learning and development programmes

Access to a wide range of free online Citations courses on a variety of topic

Free PVG check

Free meals on shift

Company vehicle to use when in work

All applications, CVs with names of 2 referees and Written submissions to be received

Reference ID: Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

• Discounted or free food
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• 24 hour shifts
• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Residential Childcare: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• HNC Social Care (preferred)
• SVQ 3 Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: One location but can be redeployed to another house if needed.

Reference ID: Reference ID: SRCW

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)
• Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)