Residential Support Worker

Salary: £26,099perannum/ pro rata
Location: Moray, Scotland-(Elgin and Buckie)
Contract/

Hours:

37 hours Full Time, Part Time
-18.5 hours also available (flexibility with working hours) & Casual contracts available,

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leaveplusbank holidays(over 7 weeks paid leave a year for full time workers) and theoptionto buy or sell leave
• Professional qualifications and excellent training
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Up to 5% employer contributionandlife assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at15,000 national retailers

At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job.

Join us andyou’llbe part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods.

See howyour skills can make areal difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.

Action for Children's Moray services, provide quality residential care for up to 8young people across Moray aged 11 – 18 years who cannot live at home and who are not yet able to live independently.

We provide a safe and nurturing environment across 2different locations in Moray (Elgin and Buckie).Our Residential Workers undertake daily household tasks tomaintainour home,promote and support young people's hobbies and special interests,participate in activities with young people and administer medication (when required). It is also essential that you have a sense of adventure anda great senseof humour. After all, work should be fun.

We support Children and Young People who can, at times, present with behaviours that can be challenging, alongside having a range of complex needs.

This means that the people we are looking for must be emotionally resilient enough to remain calm and compassionate at the times whenit'sneeded most. We never said this job was easy, but it is incredibly rewarding, and you have the chance to make a real difference to someone's life.

• Experience of working with children or young people.
• HNC in Social Care and SVQ 3 in Children and Young People's workforce social care pathway or equivalent is desirable, or the willingness to work towards this.
• A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and young people.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A flexible approach to working hours (service open seven days a week).

• Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:
• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do notpossessthis you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years ofcommencingemployment with us, full support will be provided.

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t.

By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience,you’llhelp us create change that really matters. And when we succeed,we’ll recognise what you did to make a difference.

We'vebeen driven by love totake actionfor children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need,hasn’t. So as long as children need us,we’llbe here.

Will you join us?

If you require any support to apply,please contact:

Jessica.

Jarvis@actionforchildren.org.ukwith reference 12573

Wework hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours,we’llrecapable of amazing things.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from people with Black, Asianand Minority Ethnicbackgroundsandpeople with adisability,as these groupsare under-represented within Action for Children.

[For Children Service roles only:

Menarecurrentlyunder-represented within our Children Service roles.

We’dlike to change that.

So,we really encourage men to applyforany ofour Children Service roles.]

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