Senior Residential Childcare Worker

CrossReach; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Health cash plan

Discount cards (Blue Light)

Job summary

CrossReach seeks a Lead Practitioner to oversee shifts and provide leadership in a safe, nurturing, therapeutic home for children and young people up to age 21. You will support staff to deliver high-quality care, ensure stability, and promote belonging through relationship-based practice.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed approaches, strong assessment and care plan development, and collaboration with professionals to secure positive outcomes for service users.

Qualifications

• Experience in relationship-based and trauma-informed childcare.
• Ability to lead shifts and support colleagues to deliver high-quality care.
• Understanding of GIRFEC principles and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate shifts, ensuring the smooth running of the service
• Support colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care
• Make confident decisions that promote safety and wellbeing
• Develop and review assessments, care plans and risk assessments
• Build positive, trusting relationships with children, young people and families
• Create opportunities for fun, learning and meaningful experiences
• Work collaboratively with professionals to achieve positive outcomes
• Maintain accurate records and reports

Skills

Leadership on shift

Trauma-informed care

Risk assessments

Relationship-based practice

Decision making

Education

HNC Social Care

SVQ Level 3

Job description

Finniescroft Farm sits on the edge of Lennoxtown in East Dunbartonshire, offering a safe and welcoming home for children and young people up to the age of 21. Surrounded by peaceful countryside, it strikes the perfect balance between tranquillity and community life. We encourage everyone here to get involved locally, whether it is through activities, groups, or simply making the most of what the area has to offer.

As a Lead Practitioner, you will play a key role in creating a safe, nurturing and therapeutic home for children and young people. Alongside building positive relationships, you will provide leadership on shift, supporting colleagues to deliver high-quality care while ensuring children and young people experience stability, opportunity and a genuine sense of belonging.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate shifts, ensuring the smooth running of the service
• Support colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care
• Make confident decisions that promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
• Develop and review assessments, care plans and risk assessments
• Build positive, trusting relationships with children, young people and families
• Create opportunities for fun, learning and meaningful experiences
• Work collaboratively with professionals to achieve positive outcomes
• Maintain accurate records and reports

About you

You will be an experienced childcare practitioner who understands the importance of relationship-based and trauma-informed practice. You will be confident taking the lead on shift, making decisions when circumstances change and supporting colleagues to provide consistent, high-quality care. You will be passionate about helping children and young people achieve their potential and creating opportunities that build confidence, resilience and positive memories. Children and Young Person Care Mentor – GIRFEC Lead Practitioner will be required to be registered with Scottish Social Services Council [SSSC] and have or attain within the registration period the minimum qualification of HNC Social Care and SVQ Level 3. A full manual driving licence is essential. This role also requires PVG Scheme membership.

Why work with us?

At CrossReach, we believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to thrive. You'll be part of a supportive team where your leadership, ideas and experience will help shape positive futures.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the frontier of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.

Workplace and Role Accessibility Supplements (attached below) - This guide outlines the physical, environmental, and location based aspects of the role to help you understand how the work is carried out and whether it’s right for you. It may also help you identify any adjustments or support that would enable you to do your best work. We welcome conversations about what you personally need to work within our services, and we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you where possible.