Residential Childcare Worker - Nights

Dumbrock House is a place where young people can take those all-important steps towards a brighter future. Whether it is building confidence, developing new skills, or simply finding their feet, we are here to support every child and young person as they grow. Each day brings new opportunities to get involved, explore the local area, and enjoy those small but meaningful moments of connection and belonging.

As a Night Support Practitioner at Dumbrock, you'll help create a safe, nurturing environment where young people feel supported and understood. Working independently throughout the night, you'll use your confidence, sound judgement and calm approach to respond to their individual needs.

This role is initially offered on a six-month fixed-term basis, but there may be opportunities to extend your time at Dumbrock or continue working within another Cross Reach service, depending on future vacancies and service needs.

• Providing reassurance and emotional support to children and young people who may be unsettled, anxious or distressed.
• Maintaining a safe, welcoming and structured environment throughout the night.
• Responding calmly and appropriately to incidents or unexpected situations, using a therapeutic and relationship-focused approach.
• Supporting individual care plans, maintaining accurate records and sharing important information with colleagues.
• Encouraging independence and supporting everyday routines where needed.
• Preparing for a smooth transition into the day shift, ensuring continuity of care and support.

You'll bring experience of working in care and/or education, with an understanding of the importance of positive relationships in supporting children and young people. You'll be compassionate, patient and confident working independently, with the ability to assess situations, make sound decisions and respond appropriately when challenges arise. You'll understand attachment-informed practice, communicate effectively and be comfortable taking responsibility throughout your shift.

Good organisational, recording and IT skills are important, along with experience of group work and a full manual driving licence.

You'll need to hold, or be willing to work towards within the required registration period, an HNC in Social Care and SVQ Level 3, and meet the requirements for Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration. This post also requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

• Ongoing training and professional development to strengthen your skills and confidence.
• Valuable experience in residential childcare and therapeutic, relationship-focused support.
• The opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a meaningful difference to young people's lives.
• The possibility of further career opportunities within Dumbrock or across Cross Reach's wider services.

If you're someone who can offer reassurance, stability and understanding when young people need it most, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

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