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    Residential Child Care Worker - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Harmeny Education Trust

    Harmeny Education Trust
    Harmeny Education Trust Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Harmeny Education Trust is a sector leading children's charity, providing therapeutic care and education for children with complex additional support needs. We work on a day and all-year-round residential basis, supporting children and young people aged 5 to 18 years. Harmeny is situated in a beautiful 35-acre estate, which includes residential and education accommodation, mature woodland, community garden, orchard, wildlife habitats and children's play areas. We are looking for a Residential Child Care Worker (Nights) to join our Care team on a part-time (0.43 FTE) employed basis. The post holder will be responsible for all childcare needs through the night. The successful candidate will work an average of 91 nights per year on a rota basis, on a four nights on / 12 nights off pattern, 10pm-7.30am. There will be opportunities to work additional night shifts to cover for colleagues (e.g. holidays) but this will not be compulsory. Applicants should be registered, or will need to register within the first six months of employment, with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in line with the requirements for residential child care workers. We will consider experienced and inexperienced applicants, with or without the necessary qualifications. We have a robust induction to support staff to work at Harmeny, and we will provide full funding and support for staff who need to undertake qualifications for their role. Please see our careers page for an outline of all the benefits on offer, and what makes Harmeny such a great place to work.

    The remuneration for the post is dependent on qualifications in relation to the SSSC registration requirements for Residential Child Care Workers, and can be as follows:
    • £12,092.89 plus a nights allowance of £1,934.86 per annum (unqualified)
    • £12,738.32 plus a nights allowance of £2,038.13 per annum (part-qualified)
    • £13,955.65 to £15,310.15 plus a nights allowance of £2,232.90 to £2,449.62 per annum (qualified)
    The part-time salary is calculated based on a full-time equivalent salary that ranges from £28,123 to £35,605 per annum.

    For more information about the role, please contact a member of the Care Management Team on , or email

    Key Responsibilities

    Purpose of the job:
    1. The post holder will be a member of the Care staff team, which operates all year round.
    2. The post holder will contribute to the creation of a culture and ethos in which the needs of the children are paramount and provide them with security, safety, care and social development to enable them to reach their potential.
    3. The post holder will meet these needs during the night on a rota pattern.
    Key areas of the job:
    1. Promote a positive ethos in the school consistent with Harmeny's vision, purpose and core values.
    2. Implement management decisions, consistent with the Harmeny and cottage plans, policies and procedures.
    3. Be an integral part of the Care staff team.
    4. Care for the children's everyday requirements and to help create a homely, caring and safe environment for all the children at Harmeny.
    5. Attend to all childcare needs of residents which occur through the night, alongside the sleeping member of staff or duty manager as required.
    6. Communicate and interact positively with children using solution-focussed and strengths-based principles in line with Harmeny policy, procedures and core values. Develop and implement care plans which address the needs of the child.
    7. Be involved in the development and implementation of risk assessment planning for children.
    8. Understand children's behaviour and support them to manage their behaviour themselves. Where required, as a last resort, to implement physical intervention techniques.
    9. Ensure that all children's personal records including log books, reviews and medical information are kept up to date.
    10. Attend supervision, Annual Performance Review, training and other meetings as required.
    11. If extra staffing is required, seek authority from the assigned Service Manager or On-Call Manager to cover this need.
    12. Potentially cover the annual/sick leave of the other Residential Child Care Worker (Nights), (optional but with additional remuneration).
    13. Undertake domestic and food preparation duties as directed, and ensure that others in the team also do so.
    14. Undertake induction and other relevant training as required to fulfil the duties of the post and maintain SSSC registration.
    15. Undertake any other duties as delegated by the management team that are consistent with the role of Residential Child Care Worker (Nights).


    Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Essential:
    1. A qualification in line with the SSSC registration requirements for Residential Child Care Workers, e.g., an HNC and SVQ (SCQF level 7).
    2. Full, clean driving licence.
    3. Experience in residential work and / or childcare, including working with children with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs.
    4. Knowledge and understanding of children who are looked after and accommodated, and children with complex additional support needs.
    5. Knowledge of child development, childcare legislation, good practice guidance, policy and procedures and a commitment to Children's Rights.
    6. Understanding of the duty of care to children and colleagues.
    7. Understanding of the practice issues of physical intervention (PI), and ability to undertake PI when required.
    8. Good communication skills, both written and oral.
    9. Experience of managing and developing others.
    10. Good organisational and administrative skills and computer literacy.

    Benefits

    • Competitive salary
    • 12.5 nights' holiday per year, inclusive of public holidays (pro-rata from a full-time equivalent entitlement of 35 days)
    • Pension scheme
    • Enhanced sick pay up to 13 weeks' full pay (after probation)
    • Life assurance scheme (three times salary)
    • Enhanced pay for maternity, adoption and paternity leave
    • Policies and practices that promote a healthy work-life balance
    • Access to wellbeing initiatives such as massage therapy, access to fitness equipment and a range of resources to support mental and physical health
    • We are highly committed to the professional development of all our staff and the post-holders will have access to comprehensive learning and development opportunities

    Harmeny Education Trust is a charity that provides care and education to remarkable children from all over Scotland who've had a challenging start in life. Our therapeutic services enable children to discover the wonders of childhood, and develop the skills and resilience to lead happy and fulfilling lives.
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