Sessional Residential Childcare Worker

**Residential Child Care Worker - Sessional Hours - **Annan, Newtonmore**

**Salary - £10.57 PLUS £67 per sleep in**

**About Us**

ACAD is a well-established residential childcare and education provider with services based across Scotland, providing residential childcare services since 2001. ACAD is part of the CareTech Family. Established in 1993, CareTech is a leading nationwide social care provider delivering a package of high quality, individually tailored care and support solutions to children, young people and adults across the UK.

**What we are looking for**

We provide children with a safe and nurturing environment within our services, and need caring and compassionate individuals who can demonstrate these attributes within a challenging yet rewarding environment. If you believe you have the skills, values and desire to help support our young people to achieve their full potential, then we want to hear from you.

**What you need**
- A sound understanding of the developmental needs and milestones for children and young people
- Experience of working with children and families
- Ability to communicate, engage and form positive relationships with children and young people, parents, carers and other professionals
- Ability to produce clear and concise written reports and records to a good standard
- HNC in Social Care, SVQ level 3 in Care or equivalent qualification, or the ability to undertake and achieve these qualifications
- A valid manual driving licence

**Benefits**
- To support you in this role, we provide a range of specialist training programmes and invest in your professional development.
- We provide a comprehensive induction programme and support people to achieve professional qualifications where required.
- We provide a competitive salary, including a sleepover allowance
- Our employees have access to an employee assistance programme and pension scheme.
- As an additional incentive, we offer a £500 welcome bonus and a £1000 recommend a friend bonus*

Sessional Residential Childcare Worker [SYS-7921]