Here, at CrossReach's Residential Service, children live in small community houses and learn at a new purpose-built school, all supported by caring professionals like you. It's a place with positive experiences and clear structure in mind - somewhere to heal in time, grow as an individual and succeed in the future. The children in our care have faced more challenges than most, and it's our job to help them realise their potential and integrate back into their communities.
The role of a Support Practitioner during the night is a very special one. Night time can be challenging for some of our children, and being there to protect and reassure them, being the one they turn to and rely upon in the small hours, gives you the opportunity to build some of the most meaningful relationships we have with our children.
Even though you will predominantly work at night, you will still be part of the close-knit team, taking a "whole child" approach - focusing on everything from the most normal of tasks to improving relationships. Your base will be our beautiful detached home set in its own grounds in the village of Strathblane, Dumbrock House. It is about a ten minute drive from Milngavie and provides a homely and therapeutic environment with plenty of space for you to engage with our children.
What is also exciting about this role is that it is a peripatetic post, meaning that you will work across the seven residential houses that we operate in Central Scotland. This gives you the chance to support children in different environments, enhancing your skills and experience. A driving license and a car are essential, but we pay a generous milage allowance to and from your base in Dumbrock House to wherever you are rostered to work that night. With shifts planned, and communicated to you, well in advance you can have a varied and exciting role, but still enjoy a balance between your work and personal life.
While a qualification in social care and previous experience in a care or education role would be beneficial, what is just as important is an empathetic approach and the ability to see beyond behaviour to understand its underlying reasons. We provide all the training you need to excel in your role. Even though CrossReach is one of Scotland's largest social care organisations, with services across the country, we genuinely value the individual. For the children here that means being treated with respect, what ever the circumstances. For professionals like you, it means being part of an environment where you can contribute ideas, have your ideas recognised and achieve your ambitions.
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.
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 create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.
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