Residential Support Worker

Salary: £26,099 per annum

Location: Glasgow,

Contract/

Hours:

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours, Day shifts- 7:15am- 2:45pm, 2:15pm- 9:45pm. Night shifts- 9:30pm- 7:30am-Part Time and Casual also considered,

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Join our fantastic, dedicated team at Stoneside in Glasgow, as a Residential Support Worker. Your role is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish.

Patience, empathy and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children’s health and personal care support needs. At times the role can be demanding, fast paced and busy where the ability to multi task is advantageous.

You won’t be doing this alone. At Stoneside, it’s all about team work where we believe in investing in our team. You can expect a comprehensive induction, learn new specialised skills applicable to the role, and support for qualifications. Regular supervision and team meetings ensure you are integrated and valued within our team.

Short breaks are a chance for disabled children and young people to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much needed break. Our children love to engage in playful and sensory activities such as singing, ball games, arts/crafts, garden play, water play, puzzles and dressing up. Opportunities to support children within outings and stimulating activities within the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience when staying at Stoneside.

At Stoneside Flats our role involves closely monitoring the well-being and safety of the young individuals and supporting them to develop, have fun, gain independence and reach their goals. This includes creating a stable nurturing environment and addressing any specific needs, Opportunities to support children with outings and stimulating activities within the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience.

Our mission is to deliver high-quality residential care and short breaks services to support young individuals with various learning disabilities.

This isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team to build meaningful connections to the children we support to make their lives better.

Some keyresponsibilitiesof aResidential Support Worker  are:

• Provideleadcase/care planning management, including assessing,…