Children's Worker

CrossReach Children and Families services believe that with the right support, Scotland’s children, young people and families can thrive and succeed. Our commitment is to deliver compassionate, tailored care that empowers young people and supports their journey towards a brighter future.

GO2, our unique day opportunities service, supports young people from across the Central Belt and is currently expanding its community support into various areas within North Lanarkshire. Due to an increase in demand for our services we are currently looking for pro active Children's Workers to join our team supporting families in the Cumbernauld and Coatbridge area.

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Working as part of a supportive team, you will build effective relationships with the young person you support allowing them to access local community services. On a one-to-one basis, you will support young people to gain social and independent living skills, utilising our hub as well as the young person’s local community. Encouraging creative solutions, this will range from opportunities to build friendships with other young people, to develop a familiarity with their own community by accessing community groups, using public transport, or planning and going on holiday.

You will work alongside parents and guardians, to provide the very best experience for the young people we support. You will need strong communication skills as well as an understanding of some of the issues they may be facing. Ideally you have experience of working with children, particularly those with a learning disability, however, what is just as important is who you are and the creativity, innovation and enthusiasm that you can bring to this really important role.

Whilst you will be part of our friendly team based in our hub a significant part of this role involves working out in the community on a one to one basis with the young person you support. So you need to be self motivated, reliable and able to manage your time effectively to ensure that the young person has a fulfilling day.

Ideally you will hold a qualification such as HNC level with SVQ3 (or willing to work towards these qualifications).

This role will be supporting service users in the community in the North Lanarkshire area, specifically Cumbernauld and Coatbridge.

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.

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 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 people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s 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.

If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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