Social Care Worker (37 hpw), Arach House, Strathpeffer - HGH18257

Highland Council; Cromarty; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at Arach House, providing compassionate care to children in need. As a Social Care Worker, you will support young people facing trauma, ensuring they feel safe and valued. Your role involves building relationships and advocating for their well-being in a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people or relevant life experience.
• Good general education; ideally an HNC in Social Care, SVQ3, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide round-the-clock support to young people in a residential care setting.
• Build relationships quickly and nurture young people in a loving and compassionate way.

Skills

Experience working with children

Empathy

Trauma-informed care

Education

HNC in Social Care

SVQ3

Job description

Job Description

Post Title: Social Care Worker
Location: Arach House, Strathpeffer
Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £31,996 - £35,497 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Hazel Riach Email: [e-mail]

Job Purpose

At Arach, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with us. The children we support are presently not able to live with their own families, and many have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.

Our residential house offers crisis and emergency care to up to 4 young people. As our children are with us short-term, the care team is required to build relationships quickly, support, and nurture the young people in a loving and compassionate way, ensuring they feel safe, cared for, and loved. Our experienced team of staff work diligently to create a comfortable home environment where young people can grow and flourish.

The team at Arach is passionate about improving young people's lives, with empathy and experience in trauma-informed care. They advocate for all our young people, are creative, proactive, and willing to bring new ideas to support their journey.

Why Arach?

You will work alongside a dedicated, passionate team where your contributions and skills are valued. Be part of a team that is transforming the way care is delivered and making a positive impact on young people's lives.

This role involves working in a residential care setting, providing round-the-clock support to young people.

All staff are required to be registered with the SSSC. Training will be provided if needed to meet registration requirements, and all staff will receive training in trauma-informed practice based on Dan Hughes models of intervention.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and wish to request an offline application pack, contact the HR Transactions Team at 01955 608279 (24-hour voicemail), quoting the post reference number above.

The Highland Council values diversity and is committed to equality and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and particularly from candidates underrepresented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the post.

Successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme before appointment.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your email regularly, including junk/spam folders.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience working with children and young people or relevant life experience.
• Good general education; ideally an HNC in Social Care, SVQ3, or equivalent.
• Willingness and ability to register with the Scottish Social Services Council and train to their standards (minimum of HNC/SVQ Level 3 in an appropriate subject), with commitment to ongoing training and development.