Finniescroft Farm sits on the edge of Lennoxtown in East Dunbartonshire, offering a safe and welcoming home for children and young people up to the age of 21. Surrounded by peaceful countryside, it strikes the perfect balance between tranquillity and community life. You will work as part of a therapeutic team supporting children and young people who need stability, care and strong relationships. As a Lead Practitioner, you will take responsibility for key children and young people, lead practice within the service and support a consistent, relational approach to care.
Act as a key worker, leading assessment, planning and review of care and education plans
Support children and young people through emotional, behavioural and developmental challenges
Contribute to reports, reviews, Children's Hearings and multi-agency meetings
Work a rota pattern, including evenings, weekends and sleepover shifts where required
You must be an experienced practitioner with significant experience in residential care, education or a related children's service.
You must be registered with the SSSC, or be eligible and willing to register, and hold an HNC in Social Care and SVQ Level 3, in line with SSSC requirements. A full driving licence is essential.
You will have strong communication, planning and recording skills, confidence leading practice and a commitment to relational, child-centred care.
Ongoing professional development and specialist training
If you meet the essential criteria and are looking for a senior role where you can lead practice and support positive outcomes for children and young people, apply today or get in touch for an informal conversation.
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.
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 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 the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. 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. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.
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