Hamilton,Lanarkshire
Circa £21,700 per annum pro rata
Permanent Part Time 30 hours per week

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Silverton's Community Hub is an exciting new development building on the success of our residential service in Hamilton.

The aim of the Hub is to support families with a child with a disability to ensure the child feels involved in his community, enjoys the childhood experience and builds her confidence whilst developing the families resilience to deal with the day to day challenges of their care giving duties.

The outcomes are that the child is safe, happier, more active, better involved, has improved personal resilience and has more fun.

The practitioner role involves close liaison with the manager, parents and young people who use the service. You will develop a team of community support workers to offer a range of high quality support to a wide range of young people from the age of 7 to 19. The support is personalized to the specific needs, likes, character and personality of each individual child. This is directed through an extensive and well researched care plan which is strongly led by the child's voice.

The work initially will often involve out of school times, especially between 3pm and 8pm, week-ends and all day during school holiday periods although , once established, much of your role will be achievable during office hours with the occasional week-end work.

You will make a difference by:

-Leading a team in a collaborative and supportive way.

-Having the ability to develop services from idea to delivery.

-Nurturing a team of individuals to meet high expectations.

-Showing respect and thoughtfulness when working with a wide range of people and young people.

-Considering other's thoughts, inputs and contributions.

-Having the skill to balance competing requirements from the funders, the organisation, the staff, the parents and their children in a professional manner.

You will need:

-Experience of managing a small team to deliver desired outcomes.

-UK driving licence would be desirable as there will be a requirement to travel in the local area.

-Ideally, a H.N.C and SVQ 3 Social care /Childcare.

-Experience of supporting young people with additional needs.

-SSSC Registration.

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.

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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.