Senior Residential Childcare Worker

CareTech Group; Kilwinning; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise leader dans le secteur de la protection de l'enfance recherche un Senior Residential Childcare Worker à Kilwinning. Vous rejoindrez une équipe dédiée pour soutenir des jeunes aux besoins complexes, avec des responsabilités clés comme la supervision d'équipe et le développement des pratiques. Une formation continue et des possibilités de développement professionnel sont offertes.

Benefits

Programme d'induction entièrement payé

Formation continue et développement de carrière

Tarifs de rémunération compétitifs

Vérification PVG gratuite

Régime de retraite

Bonus de parrainage de 1000£!

Qualifications

• Un minimum de 2 ans d'expérience en tant que Residential Child Care Worker.
• Capacité à travailler par équipes en soirée et les week-ends.
• Préparation à suivre une qualification en management de catégorie ou équivalent.

Responsibilities

• Fournir un rôle de supervision et de mentorat à l'équipe des travailleurs de la garde d'enfants.
• Assurer le développement des pratiques de l'équipe de soins.
• Députiser en l'absence de l'équipe de direction lorsque nécessaire.

Skills

Supervision

Mentoring

Safeguarding

Child Welfare

Education

SVQ 3/SQF 6/7

HNC/Academic Equivalent

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22.06.2025

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06.08.2025

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Job Description:

We are hiring a Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Spark of Genius is one of Scotland’s largest residential child care providers. For over 25 years, we have been delivering high quality care to young people who need to be looked after.

This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and trauma-informed team, and to work directly with young people with a range of complex needs connected to their individual life experiences and childhood adversity.

This is also a chance to make a difference to outcomes for young people!

Our mission is to make Every Second Count, to help us succeed you will:

- Provide a supervisory and mentoring role to our team of residential childcare workers
- Take responsibility for practice development of the care team
- Ensuring that staff understand and are fully aware of the daily routines of the home.
- Support on call arrangements as a Senior Member of the team.
- Assist with management tasks including finance, fleet, environment and Health and Safety, staffing matters including absence, recruitment, training and development.
- Contribute to assessment and care plan arrangements, participating in reviews and other meetings as necessary.
- Ensure both local authority and internal care plans are in place and that staff fully understand their role
- Deputise in the absence of the management team, where necessary.
- Ensure staff are aware of and deliver the support required to ensure the life chance opportunities of the young people for their social, educational, leisure, emotional, physical, and cultural needs are met.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
- Promote and actively encourage the delivery of a safe, structured and nurturing environment

You will ideally have:

- A minimum of 2 years experiences as Residential Child Care Worker
- Ability to work shifts including evening and weekends
- An ability to assist in on call arrangements to meet business need.

Qualification & Education

- You will have SVQ 3/SQF 6/7 AND HNC/ Academic equivalent
- You will be required to have work towards SQF Level 9 Children and Young People, and /or a practice qualification in the Management Category or equivalent that meets SSSC requirement when in post.

As part of this role, we offer a range of specialist training programmes to support you in your work and invest in your professional development. These include:

• -Fully Paid induction programme
• Ongoing training possibilities and career development
• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Free PVG check
• Pension Scheme
• *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!

Due to the nature of the role, it will be necessary for all Residential Childcare Workers to be subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. CareTech will cover the cost of this check.

Any data received in applications will be used for recruitment purposes within Spark of Genius and CareTech only.