We are recruiting Relief Support Practitioners to support children and young people within our residential Children and Family Services. This is a flexible, relief role providing cover as required to help maintain safe, stable and nurturing environments.
This is a hands on, relationship based role where you will work directly with children and young people, supporting daily routines, emotional wellbeing and positive experiences within a consistent and therapeutic setting.
What you will do
1. Provide direct care and support to children and young people in line with individual needs
2. Build positive, trusting relationships using a relational and trauma aware approach
3. Support daily routines, education, activities and community engagement
4. Work alongside colleagues to maintain a safe and structured home environment
5. Contribute to care planning, recording and reporting
6. Support young people to attend appointments, activities and family contact as required
7. Work flexibly across a relief rota, including evenings, weekends and sleepovers
About you
You will have experience of working with children and young people in a care or support setting and be confident building consistent, respectful relationships. You will be calm, reflective and able to work effectively as part of a team, with good communication and basic recording skills. You will hold, or be working towards, an HNC Social Care and SVQ Level 3, be willing to register with the SSSC, and hold a full UK manual driving licence. PVG membership and SSSC registration are required for this post.
If you are looking for flexible relief work where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people, apply now to find out more.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
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.