Children’s Support Workers – Join Our Team!
We are seeking experienced social care professionals to join our residential, respite and Lifeskills services in Lanark. If you are passionate about supporting children with complex disabilities and want to make a real difference in their lives, we would love to hear from you.
The role – Support Worker, 35 hours per week & relief/bank (Children & Young People)
Stanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities. You would support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.
Our 4 bungalows can host up to 16 young people in total. You will be supporting our customers on either one-to-one or group care; your day will include helping them with their personal care, dressing, medication, mobility, mealtimes, attending school & appointments and participating in their chosen recreational activities for that day.
Relief/Bank Support Workers are also required in our Life Skills team where we have three elements to the service we provide.
Building Based: This is where our young people meet with peers on site and take part in planned, structured activities, developing their own independent key living skills.
Community Access: we support young people in accessing community activities, such as attending music, drama, or dance classes.
Respite: we provide respite to meet our young peoples needs we also use this as an opportunity to develop someone’s own key living skills.
We benefit from a great rural setting of lush, green countryside with extensive gardens on campus. We have a fantastic indoor pool for a splash about or some hydrotherapy, a rebound therapy room, sensory experiences and stories, an on-site cinema and beauty salon, and we love getting involved in our local community at Lanark, too.
Do you want to be part of these truly rewarding services?
What you need to know
Hours: 35 hours per week (residential). Working a mix of dayshift (7.30am-3pm), backshifts (2.30pm-10pm) and nightshifts (9.45pm-8.45am). We also have relief/bank positions available in our Residential and Lifeskills services.
Location: Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR
Job Description: Support Worker (Children)
Drivers essential, as our team are required to drive our manual adapted vehicle/bus.
Closing date - 15th July