Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Circa £18,600 pro rata
22 Hours - Part-Time nights (2 shifts per week)
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
Our Silverton Short Breaks Service is an important part of our work. Our service offers support to children and young people from the ages 5 through to 18 who have from disabilities. The service wishes to reduce the impact of the disability on the child's day to day life, by providing support for them & their families based on a range of services. Residential overnight stays, outreach support, after school sessions, weekend clubs, 1 to 1 community support & self directed support bespoke packages.
The service will be aiming to increase their services range to a new service based in Lanarkshire in which your help will come in.
As an Assistant Residential Worker (nights), you will be based within our residential short break service in Hamilton. You will work 2 nights per week 9.15pm - 8.15am on a rota basis.
You will make a difference by:
-Helping young people with a learning disability have a presence in the community.
-Supporting young people with their needs during the night emotional support personal care and maintaining a clean safe and nurturing environment.
-Helping our youngsters learn and have fun in safe settings.
-Supporting parents to cope, be resilient and develop their own skills.
-Providing a safe environment where they can enjoy time with their friends.
-Working towards giving them a positive future.
-Helping them in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.
You will need:
- Experience working within a care environment preferably working with children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
- A HNC Social Care qualification or equivalent would be desirable but not essential. If you do not have any qualifications, you must be willing to commit to study towards them (endorsed by AFC).
- To register with the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) within 6 months of starting post.
Do you want more? Yes! Action for Children has an excellent training programme, career progression alongside many other generous benefits. We even help support and pay for you to gain an SVQ level 3 qualification in social care.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
For further questions about this role, please contact
Interviews are scheduled to be held w/c 14th Sept 2020.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
