Are you a natural leader?
Can you support a team of adults and the children they care for?
If the answer is yes, then we need you!
Senior residential childcare roles available in Burntisland in a specialist residential home and school supporting young people primary and secondary ages who are diseng
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aged from mainstream education. The children in the home may present with a variety of complexities and vulnerabilities including mental health, suicidality, past trauma and autism spectrum disorder to name a few. As as senior not only will your role involve working to provide the best possible outcomes for the children in the home, but also the adults working there. You will act as a positive role model and guiding hand at all times. You will be open and approachable for children to come to you with their support needs and also for the adults working in the team to reach out for support. You will work closely with the management team to achieve the outcomes set out by the organisation.
What can Randstad offer a senior residential childcare worker?
- Clear salary banding and overtime paid at time and a half
- Employee discounts available with blue light scheme
- Comprehensive training programme and support to gain qualifications
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- Join an employee owned trust and have your say in future developments
- Help with SSSC registration
- Support from a dedicated Randstad consultant to guide you through the process
- Excellent career progression opportunities to rise further in the organisation
- CV and interview tips along the way
A successful senior residential childcare worker will be responsible for:
- Taking the lead to guide a team of child support workers
- Providing 24 hours care to a vulnerable young people
- Create a warm and nurturing environment for every child and adult
- Encourage the advancement of adults working in the home
- Maintaining professional manner and working to National Care Standards
- Act as a positive parenting role model
To be successful in your application, you will:
- Ideally have experience working in a leadership role
- Be skilled in building therapeutic relationships in line with the organisation's core values
- Have knowledge of attachment theory and how this relates to trauma and children in care
- Register under the PVG scheme
- Full driving licence
- Obtained SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent ideally an SVQ 4 and HND
If this sounds like the position for you, don't delay!
Apply now and one of our team may call you for an informal chat to take your application to the next stage
Not the role for you?
We are always looking for talented residential support workers across Scotland, head over to the Randstad website to view all roles!
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
