Residential Childcare Worker

**Residential Child Care Worker**

We are seeking a **Residential childcare worker** for a new vacancy based at one of our houses in rural **West Lothian**

**Salary: £23518.80 to £32,528.90 p/a (includes an average of 9 sleepover payments and based on 40 hr week. Please note that sleepover payments could vary depending on rota and contracted hours)**

Hourly rates as follows:

- £11:28 per hour (non qualified)
- £11.38 per hour (part qualified)
- £12.94 per hour (fully qualified)

**Salary dependant on qualifications** - based on non qualified, part qualified and fully qualified.**

**Benefits include**:

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

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

- Discount Site
- **Workplace Pension**:

- 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)

At Care Visions we understand that the Residential Child Care Worker plays a crucial role in supporting a young person recovering from adversity and trauma

We appreciate that being a residential child care worker is about more than just following policies and procedures. It is actually about being genuinely **caring a**nd making the right choices in difficult times.

Everything that you do as part of this role revolves around the **needs** of our young people and will compliment your own personal commitment to be the best that you can be and a person that fully understands our Young People’s needs and aspirations.

**The Job Role**:

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

- You will work 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.

**What Experience Will You Need?**
- **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 is **essential** 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.

**What can you expect from working as a Residential Child Care Worker with Care Visions?**
- An **amazing team environment**. As an organisation, we welcome open communication, hard work and tenacity
- Strong company values that are rooted in **Respect, Compassion, Safety and Integrity**:

- Funding to complete your qualifications relevant to the position
- You’ll be amongst skilled people who are well known in the sector, and are happy to pass on their knowledge and support you where needed
- You could become a significant person in a young individual’s life, playing an essential role in shaping their future

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

**Salary**: £11.28-£12.94 per hour

Expected hours: 36 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

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

Licence/Certification:

- Manual driving licence (required)
- SVQ 3 level 7 children and young people (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Broxburn (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Broxburn: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person