Finniescroft Farm is a place where young people can feel safe, supported, and ready to take their next steps. Set in a semi-rural spot near Lennoxtown, our home offers the space to settle, grow, and build confidence. Whether it is through learning, new experiences, or being part of the community, we focus on helping every child and young person feel valued and ready for what comes next.
As a Lead Practitioner with CrossReach Children & Family Services, you will play a key role in creating safe, stable and nurturing environments where children and young people can feel valued, supported and empowered to achieve positive outcomes.
This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about relationship-based care and committed to helping children and young people build trust, resilience and confidence through consistent, therapeutic support. Working as part of a holistic team, you will help ensure that the needs of children, young people and their families are fully met through compassionate, professional and trauma-informed practice.
At CrossReach, we believe in the importance of inclusion, relational health and advocacy. We work alongside children and young people to help them feel heard, respected and included within their families, communities and wider society.
What you will do
In this role, you will:
* Provide high quality care and support to children and young people within a residential setting
* Take lead responsibility as a Keyworker, supporting the development, implementation and review of care plans, risk assessments and individual outcomes
* Help children and young people achieve positive progress within a safe, stable and nurturing environment
* Build positive and trusting relationships using therapeutic and attachment-informed approaches
* Support children and young people with daily living skills, emotional wellbeing, education and community activities
* Work closely with families, carers and external professionals to ensure joined-up support
* Contribute to reports, reviews and meetings relating to the care and support of children and young people
* Support and guide Support Practitioners within the team and assist the Team Leader when required
* Work flexibly across shift patterns, including sleepover duties where required
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone with significant experience within care and/or education who brings a reflective, person-centred and relationship-focused approach to their practice. You should have strong communication, planning and recording skills, alongside the ability to remain calm, compassionate and consistent in challenging situations. A commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people is essential, as is an understanding of attachment-informed and trauma-informed practice. A full driving licence is required for this role. You should also hold, or be willing to work towards, the qualifications required for SSSC registration, including HNC Social Care and SVQ Level 3. DDP Level 1 or equivalent is desirable.
Why work for CrossReach?
We offer a supportive working environment where your development and wellbeing matter. You will receive ongoing training, professional development opportunities and the chance to make a genuine difference in the lives of children and young people every day. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a team that is committed to helping children and young people feel safe, supported and valued, we would love to hear from you. Apply today.
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.
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 the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
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