Cf - Childrens Worker - Childrens Disability Services (Non Or)

Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real impact in the lives of children and young people? Join our team at Go 2 and help create meaningful experiences for children with complex needs.

**This position is specifically for a Male Children Worker, ensuring sensitive and dignified care in line with the Equality Act 2010.**

**Why work with us?**
At CrossReach, we believe every child deserves joy, adventure, and tailored support. As a Male Children Worker, you will be part of a strong, committed team providing short breaks that enable children and young people to thrive in both our residential setting and the community.

**What you will do**:
Support children and young people with physical and psychological needs, ensuring they feel safe, valued, and included.
Plan and lead activities that cater to each child’s interests, abilities, and aspirations.
Assist with personal care and health needs, including medication administration and therapeutic support.
Act as a keyworker, building strong relationships with children, families, and carers.
Promote independence and social inclusion, helping children access their local community and enjoy new experiences.
Work in partnership with families, professionals, and colleagues to provide the best possible care.

**What we are looking for**:
A caring, compassionate, and patient nature.
Experience working with children, young people, or in a care setting is desirable but not essential.
Knowledge or understanding of physical and learning disabilities is beneficial.
A commitment to CrossReach’s values and our Christian ethos.
The ability to work flexibly on a shift pattern.

**What we offer**:
Ongoing training and development, including support to achieve an SVQ3 in Social Services (Children & Young People) if you don’t already have it.
A supportive team environment where your work is valued and appreciated.
The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and their families.

This role requires membership in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and relevant vetting checks.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

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. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to crea