Senior Residential Support Worker

Aspris Children's Services; West Kilbride; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspris Children's Services is seeking a Senior Support Worker in West Kilbride. The role involves managing day-to-day operations and engaging with children's care plans while providing essential support to vulnerable young people. Competitive benefits and a commitment to career progression make this opportunity ideal for those passionate about working with children.

Benefits

Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme

Comprehensive induction

Commitment to ongoing training and career progression

Pension scheme

Paid for enhanced PVG

Wellbeing support

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• SVQ3 in Children and Young People is essential.
• Candidates must work towards SVQ4.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day operations and management.
• Engage in and manage each child's care plan.
• Ensure highest standards of care and professionalism.

Skills

Engagement

Management

Communication

Education

SVQ3 qualification in Children and Young People

SVQ4 (to be completed within allotted time frame)

Job description

Our home in West Kilbride is currently looking for a Senior Support Worker to join our team! We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our support function. In this role, you will assist with the management of day-to-day operations within our services. Fundamental to your role will be the engagement in, and management of, each child's plan and ensuring these plans are managed with the highest standards of care and professionalism.

The successful candidate must hold an SVQ3 qualification for this role in Children and Young People (or equivalent), and be prepared to work towards their SVQ4 within the allotted time frame set out by SSSC.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Pension scheme
• Paid for enhanced PVG
• Wellbeing support
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

We continue to provide a unique community-based, living and learning environment in support of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the country. The Aspris team assists children and young people aged 8 to 18 years to be fully included within the local community and to ensure they have the capacity to prosper beyond Aspris Scotland in the wider post-school world.

Please note - due to the location of this home and nature of the role, candidates MUST have a full UK driving licence as you are required to transport our young people to external locations.

As part of Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

If you want to progress your career, Aspris Children's Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure Scotland and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

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