Residential Childcare Worker Nights

Millmuir Farm House is tucked away on the edge of the village of Gargunnock near Stirling offering a safe and nurturing home for two young people. With cosy bedrooms and welcoming spaces it is a peaceful place where children and young people can settle grow and feel supported. Our focus is on building confidence developing life skills and preparing young people for their next steps all within a therapeutic and homely environment.

As a Night Support Practitioner within our Children & Family Services you will play a key role in supporting children and young people during the most vulnerable part of their day.

Night shifts are quieter but they are not passive. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe calm environment responding to situations as they arise and offering reassurance when it is needed most.

What your night could look like

• Providing a calm and consistent presence throughout the night
• Supporting children and young people who may wake distressed or anxious
• Responding to incidents and managing challenging situations
• Completing checks records and reports accurately
• Preparing the environment for the next day
• Working as part of a wider team

This role involves working three 10-hour night shifts per week (10pm to 8am) with every second weekend off.

About you

You will have experience working with children young people or within a care or education setting and understand that even during the night situations can arise that require a calm and confident response. You will be able to work independently remain alert and make sound decisions when needed. You will be patient reliable and able to manage your time effectively across a night shift. You will hold or be willing to work towards an HNC in Social Care and SVQ Level 3 and must hold a full manual driving licence. This post is subject to PVG Scheme membership and SSSC registration requirements.

What youll gain

• Training in therapeutic and behaviour support approaches
• Support with SSSC registration and ongoing development
• A role where your presence has a direct impact on safety and wellbeing

If you can stay calm focused and provide consistent support throughout the night apply now.

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 lifes 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.

CrossReach 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 Christs name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

As we do our work in Christs name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

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 people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individuals unique background experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong thrive and be their very best whoever they are.

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