Residential Care Officer

Residential Care Officer – Drylaw House

Salary: £33,287 - £39,129

Hours:

36 per weekenir. Part‑time hours may be available over a combination of Early, Late shifts and Night shifts, subject to working‑time payments and unsociable hour allowances.

Are you interested and passionate about working with and supporting young people to grow and flourish? Do you have the skills to engage young people to reach their full potential?

Drylaw House aims to provide positive and safe experiences for all young people through nurturing care, respect, connection and wrap‑around education that is individualised and promotes their mental and emotional well‑being. Future positive outcomes are a crucial focus to supporting vulnerable young people.

The role of Residential Care Officer (RCO) is a key role for supporting, caring for, and upholding the rights of children and young people and the ethos of Drylaw.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to build on our strong models of care, namely relationship‑based practice and the development and implementation of Edinburgh’s Promise. We are seeking child‑centred, resilient and motivated individuals to positively role‑model and work using a trauma‑informed approach to make a difference in the lives of our young people.

The successful candidates will have experience of supporting young people, a commitment to promoting children's rights, and good communication and interpersonal skills. They should be reliable, adaptable and focused on improving the outcomes for vulnerable young people.

For further information or queries please contact Stacy Malcolm – St

We have fantastic opportunities and vacancies for residential care officers within our establishment, covering both day shifts and night shifts. This includes working weekends and public holidays on a rotational basis.

This post is regulated work

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXwith children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG publicity or undergo a PVG update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of three months or more out of the UK in the last five years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognize the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to us as an organization.

To help achieve this, we are changing the way we interview and eyikeyi candidates by moving from a competency‑based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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