Residential Childcare Worker

5 months ago


Dumfries, United Kingdom CareVisions Full time

**Residential Childcare worker (Rural Dumfries & Galloway)**

Are you looking to start or change your career to do something **truly rewarding and inspiring**:

- supporting a young person recovering from adversity and trauma? Care Visions has the ideal opportunity for you

This is an exiting opportunity to be part of a new team who can create a safe, nurturing and compassionate culture for the young people we care for.

Working with young people, many of whom are high school age +, we understand that being a Residential Childcare worker is about more than just following policies and procedures. It is about being genuinely **caring **and making the right choices in difficult times.

Everything we do revolves around the **needs** of our young people, and we work hard to support our Residential Child Care Workers in their own personal commitment to be the best that they can be - to fully understand our Young People’s needs and aspirations. The work will involve**:

- Providing **care and guidance **to **vulnerable children and young people living in Residential Care.**:

- Working in a positive, respectful and empowering way with all young people in order to promote good relationships and encourage achievement while being a positive role model.

We pride ourselves on offering a wonderful team environment to grow and develop in where you are well supported by our management team who are very visible at all levels.

We actively welcome open communication, hard work, and drive. Care Visions has strong company values that are rooted in Respect, Compassion, Safety, and Integrity. We offer fully funded courses to our contracted staff allowing them to complete their qualifications relevant to their position and SSSC registration requirements.

Our current staff are well known in the sector and are happy to share their knowledge and support. We feel that this role is a great opportunity to become a significant person in a young individual’s life, playing an essential role in shaping their future.

Salary**:£30,310.25 ** **to £33,938.15** **p/a (includes an average of 9 sleepover payments and based on 40 hr week)** Salary is dependant on qualifications

**Benefits**:

- Competitive pay and sleep over allowances
- **Health Cash Plan**:

- Health and Wellbeing Platform
- **Group Team Life Assurance**:

- Discount Site
- **Workplace Pension**:

- Generous Annual Leave Allowance
- Enhanced Family Friendly Leave Policies
- **Credit Union**:

- Professional Learning and Development
- **Comprehensive training, **including **fully funded professionally recognised qualification(s) **(for those not already qualified)

**Essential Experience**:

- **Experience** of **working with young people **in either a professional or voluntary capacity and an understanding of the principles of safeguarding and Child Protection legislation
- An understanding and or experience of Trauma informed care practices
- A valid **manual **driving licence (as you will have to drive young people to various activities)
- **Own transport required, due to location.**:

- PVG check will also be undertaken if successful.
- Current legally authorised to work in the UK

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,310.00-£33,938.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- SVQ Level 3 Children and Young people qualification (preferred)
- Manual Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person



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