Overview
Residential Childcare Worker role at CareTech – Lockerbie, Scotland, United Kingdom. Permanent, full-time position (37.5 hours per week). Salary: £24,667 to £25,057 per year plus £67.50 per sleep-in (expect about 10 sleep-ins per month). Role type: Permanent; Closing date: Friday 26 September 2025. Days and sleep-ins with a 2 on / 4 off shift pattern. Must hold a full UK manual driving licence and be aged 21+.
About ACAD
Applied Care And Development is a well-established private sector residential childcare provider delivering quality services for children and young people since 2001. We are part of the CareTech Family, a leading nationwide social care provider delivering high quality, individually tailored care and support for children, young people and adults across the UK.
About The Service
A large 4 bed detached home in close proximity to Lockerbie situated in large grounds in a rural location. The service provides medium to long-term placements for young people. We support children and young people who have social, emotional and behavioural needs and who may have experienced trauma. Our staff will be appropriately qualified and registered in accordance with SSSC regulations, or working towards this, and a regular programme of training, supervision and appraisal will be maintained.
About The Job
We are seeking compassionate and empowering Residential Support Workers to provide care and support for children and young people who are currently unable to live with their families. More often than not, our children and young people have been subject to adverse childhood experiences and trauma. To allow us to provide these children with a better path ahead we are seeking people who have a good understanding of the difficulties and challenges that children may face and have the confidence and ability to support them to recover, grow and flourish.
We provide children a safe and nurturing environment within our services and we need caring and compassionate individuals who can demonstrate these attributes within a challenging yet immensely rewarding role.
A driving licence (not a car) is required for this role, along with that you will ideally possess:
* Experience of working with children and/or families or have you supported a younger friend or relative
* A sound understanding of the developmental needs and milestones for children and young people
* Excellent communication skills to engage with and form positive relationships with our children and young people
* Ability to produce clear and concise written reports and records to a good standard
* The ability to keep calm under pressure, be patient and to want to go home each day knowing you made a difference
Benefits
* To support you in this role, we provide a range of specialist training programmes and invest in your professional development.
* We provide a comprehensive induction programme and support people to achieve professional qualifications where required. This can be a HNC in Social Care, SVQ level 3 in Care or an equivalent qualification.
* £12.65 to £12.85 per hour PLUS £67.50 for each sleep-in you do, full time staff can expect up to 10 per month
* £500 Welcome to the Team bonus (paid after probation)
* £1000 Refer A Friend scheme if you know someone who would make a good support worker
* Our employees have access to an employee assistance programme and pension scheme.
Due to the nature of the role, it will be necessary for all Residential Childcare Workers to be subject to a PVG check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. CareTech will cover the cost of this check. You will also be required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
Job details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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