Residential Childcare Worker

Millmuir Farm House is tucked away on the edge of the village of Gargunnock, near Stirling, offering a safe and nurturing home for two young people. With cosy bedrooms and welcoming spaces, it is a peaceful place where children and young people can settle, grow, and feel supported. Our focus is on building confidence, developing life skills, and preparing young people for their next steps, all within a therapeutic and homely environment.

As a Residential Child Care Worker, you will help create a safe, nurturing and supportive home for children and young people. Through positive relationships, consistency and trauma-informed practice, you will support them to build confidence, develop life skills and achieve positive outcomes.

What you will do

* Build trusting, supportive relationships with children and young people

* Provide emotional support, guidance and positive role modelling

* Support education, health, wellbeing and daily living activities

* Contribute to care plans, assessments and reviews

* Create opportunities for fun, play and meaningful experiences

* Work collaboratively with families and partner agencies

* Maintain accurate records and reports

About you

You will be compassionate, patient and committed to helping children and young people thrive. You will understand the importance of building positive relationships and providing consistent support, particularly for those who have experienced adversity or trauma. You will be able to work effectively as part of a team, communicate confidently and remain calm during challenging situations. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, an SVQ Level 3 in Social Services (Children and Young People).

This role requires SSSC registration and membership of the PVG Scheme.

Why work with us?

At Cross Reach, we believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to feel safe, valued and supported. You'll join a dedicated team where your contribution matters and where you'll have access to training, development and opportunities to progress your career.

If you're ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and young people, we'd 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.

Cross Reach 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,…