Residential Support Worker

at  Action for Children

RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKER

Salary: £25,500 per annum, pro rata
Location: City of Edinburgh
Contract/Hours: Permanent / We have a range of hours available from Full Time (37 hours) Part Time or casual contracts per week (hours include evenings and weekends)

ABOUT THE SERVICE

Our Gilmerton Road Project provides short breaks and outreach support for children and young people (aged 5-21) with learning disabilities and we’re excited to offer a unique opportunity for experienced Residential Support Worker’s to join our dedicated team.
As a Residential Support Worker, you’ll play a pivotal role in empowering children and young people to explore their world, build connections, and create lasting memories by;
Facilitating Short Breaks: As part of a highly skilled team of practitioners, you’ll welcome the young people we support to make the most of their short breaks, developing new skills, socialising, and gaining independence while they are in our care.
Community Engagement: You’ll also spend time out and about, supporting our children to access local communities. Whether it’s a trip to the beach, an afternoon at the zoo, or playtime in the park, you’ll be there to facilitate enriching experiences.
We also work in partnership with CAMHS ID and our own Behaviour Consultant to develop and deliver person centred support plans that offer consistency and clear outcomes for all our young people.

How you’ll help to create brighter futures

• Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
• Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Help young people in all aspects of their daily lives.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to engage well with both young people, colleagues and other professionals.

• Be a creative thinker and having a solution focused approach.

  Let’s talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We’re looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you’ll have:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust.
• Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families.
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role.
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.

GOOD TO KNOW

Application Process
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool
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Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Laura McCarthy at Laura.McCarthy2@actionforchildren.org.uk. We’ll be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.
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