Helping them enjoy time away from home, where they can have independence, make friends, learn and grow and we are now looking for a Senior Children's Worker to join our team to develop and grow our services and to help us make a change to the lives of those we support.The Mallard is our residential short breaks service, and it enables children & young people to enjoy time away from home, taking part in a range of activities, making friends and developing their independence.
CrossReach Children's Disability Services, have been providing care and support for children & young people with a wide range of disabilities and additional support needs for 30 years.
Through a popcorn & movie night with a familiar film, playing a favourite game in the garden, or by providing the right sensory environment, our team works in partnership with families to create a home away from home experience based on the needs of the young person.As Senior Children's Worker, you will take a lead role with the team to provide care and support appropriate to the needs of the individual child or young person, planning and implementing activities to meet the individual needs and aspirations of the young people we support.
Here, at CrossReach's Short Breaks service, children and young people enjoy time away from home.
The children and young people we support have faced more challenges than most.
Based in our Glasgow hub in Springburn, we have been providing residential care for children & young people with learning disabilities and complex needs for almost 30 years.
Our residents all bring something different; they all have their individual personalities and our workers have grown to love each and every one of them.At CrossReach we aim to make every day count for our residents, which is why we provide a range of activities for them to enjoy and it is our activities coordinators that are key to bringing a range experiences and activities to do that.
Responsible for planning and delivering a range of therapeutic and meaningful activities, our activities coordinators are at the heart of our service.
This role would suit someone with excellent organisational skills, the understanding of the best types of activities to offer stimulation and the ability to deal with people in a caring, nurturing, and patient manner and of course, bags of energy, creativity and enthusiasm.