Relief Crèche Worker

**Information**:
**CrossReach recognise that having a baby is a challenging time in any parent’s life, with two in five parents experiencing emotional difficulties during pregnancy and early parenthood. Left undetected and untreated the effects can go on for years and impact the whole family.**:
For over 30 years, our Perinatal Counselling and Therapy Service has provided a safe and welcoming Crèche, where parents feel completely comfortable leaving their children whilst they receive the support they need in order to move forward.

As a Relief Crèche Worker you will work with the Crèche workers to provide a welcoming, safe, secure and stimulating space for children aged 0-5 whose parents are attending the Service. You will support and nurture each child as an individual, care sensitively and respectfully for the unique needs of each child - promoting positive behaviour, continue to evaluate and implement the guidelines as lay down by the Care Inspectorate and promote an overall sense of fun and learning with all children, through the use of creativity, enquiry and creativity. You will also be required to contribute to achieving the highest professional standards of social care practice and for ensuring that quality standards are met.

In return we’ll make sure you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too. There’s also a benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension.

**Main Function**:
To ensure that the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the babies and children are met in a manner that reflects the organisations Christian Ethos and Mission Statement.

**Main Duties**:

- Assist in the promotion of mental and physical activity of babies and children in the general day to day activities of the setting as detailed in individual personal care plans.
- Ensure that the service users physical environment is maintained to a high standard.
- Participate in staff and service users meetings as required.
- Comply with all Health and Safety requirements in line with current Policies including risk assessments.
- To undertake any training deemed necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role.
- Ensure an enabling environment is providing consistent stimulating and inspiring activities for the children in both the indoor and outdoor area.
- Safeguarding children is your priority.
- 'GIRFEC' Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children in line with our child protection and keeping everyone safe policies and procedures. Ensure internal policies and procedures are adhered whilst also meeting the external legislation and guidelines from our governing bodies.
- Continually work in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of the children ensuring a diverse and inclusive approach is always maintained.
- You will ensure every individual child’s needs are met.
- Create a trusting rapport with parents.
- Update parents on their child’s day and development.

**QUALITY**
- We set and maintain the highest standards it’s what children and parents deserve.
- Embrace and promote our Standards of Excellence in every part of your role.
- Take pride in the delivery of exciting and age appropriate activities.
- Adhere to our childcare policies.
- Be a key player to ensure the crèche receives excellent outcomes in internal audits and those of external authorities such as Care Inspectorate etc.

**VALUE**
- We ensure that we provide outstanding service.
- Help create a setting that is clean and welcoming, with well-kept resources.
- When requested, ensure that children’s observations are detailed, reflective and provide developmentally challenging next steps.
- Encourage and praise children’s development and achievements.

**GENERAL**
- Have respect for all aspects of Christian worship.
- Facilitate Service Users to attend Christian worship (or worship of choice as required by the role).

**Qualifications**:
Ideally you will possess an SVQ 3 in Social Service Children and Young People. If you do not you will be expected to achieve an SVQ 3 in a specified period.

**Personal**:
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.

This post requires you to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

**Skills and Abilities**:
**Essential**:

- Postholder must possess basic computer literacy skills including use of Microsoft Office and the internet
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and embrace new ways of doing things
- One year’s experience in a childcare setting
- Experience of work