Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Cross Reach Children and Family Services support children and young people who need stability, understanding and skilled care to help them feel safe, included and able to thrive. As a Lead Practitioner, you will play a key role in providing high quality, relationship based care within a therapeutic residential environment.

This is a hands on role where strong professional practice, leadership by example and trauma informed care come together to support positive outcomes for children and young people.

What your role will involve

Acting as a key worker for individual children and young people Leading assessments and care planning in line with GIRFEC Supporting the safety, wellbeing and development of children and young people across daily life Role modelling therapeutic, attachment informed practice using PACE Leading individual and group work to meet identified needs Working collaboratively with families, schools and multi agency partners Supporting children and young people to engage in learning, activities and community life Maintaining high quality records, reports and care documentation Contributing to a stable, nurturing and structured residential environment Working flexibly across a rota, including evenings, weekends and sleepovers

About you

You will be an experienced practitioner with a strong background in children's care, education or residential services, confident in leading care planning and supporting colleagues through your practice. You will have a sound understanding of GIRFEC and attachment informed approaches, strong communication and recording skills, and a commitment to inclusive, respectful care. You will hold, or be working towards, an HNC in Social Care and an SVQ Level 3, be registered with or eligible to register with the SSSC, and hold a full UK driving licence.

Why join Cross Reach

Work that genuinely improves outcomes for children and young people A strong focus on relational and therapeutic practice Ongoing training and professional development A supportive, values led organisation

If you want to use your experience to lead by example and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people, we would welcome your application. Apply today and join Cross Reach as a Lead Practitioner.

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.

Cross Reach 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 forefront 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 you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.

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…