Children's Worker - Children's Disability Services - Relief

Based in Springburn in Glasgow, Short Breaks is a fantastic service offering family focused support for children and young adults with additional or complex needs. We offer residential short breaks for children and young people from 5 years to 21 years old. It enables children and young people to enjoy time away from home taking part in a range of activities, making friends and developing their independence.

Through a popcorn and movie night with a familiar film, playing a favourite game in the garden or by providing the right sensory environment, our team works i partnership with families to create a home away from home experience based on the needs of the young person. It is a safe, purpose built environment where children and young people's needs and preferences are at the heart of what we offer. With full access to our sensory room, hydrotherapy spa pool, art and crafts room and large enclosed garden, it is a great environment for our team as well as our children.

Due to an increased demand for our service we are now looking for child focused, team players to join us on a relief basis.

In this exciting role you will provide the care and support appropriate to our fantastic children and young people. You will put them at the heart of what you do and ensure that you plan and implement activities to meet the individual needs and aspirations of every young person. You will ensure what we provide the highest quality of care everyday and night, so that our children feel safe, secure and well cared for. You will ensure that care plans are carried out, including the administration of medication, and model excellent social care practice.

This is a hands on role so you will be involved in the general day to day support and care (including personal care) of our children. You will act as a key worker to identified children and contribute to the setting up, carrying out and reviewing of care plans. You will support the families and carers of the young people and empower our children to access local services and leisure opportunities.

Ideally you will be qualified to SVQ 2 in Health & Social Care (Children & Young People) and have previous experience administering medication and previous experience working with children. But what is essential is that you are a positive, pro active team player who has a real passion for making a difference in the lives of the children we support. We are a great team, who take a real pride in what we do, so we need a like minded person to join us on a relief basis.

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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