Residential Childcare Worker Bank

Residential Childcare Worker Bank – CareTech (Spark of Genius)Location: Ormiston Contract: Bank / Zero Hour Contract Salary: £12.65 per hour Closing Date: Sunday 28 September 2025 What is the role?This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated team that works directly with young people, supporting them around a range of complex needs connected to their individual life experiences and experienced childhood adversities. Our children and young people have been through tough times and our goal is to help them to look forward and not back, to support them to see how they can develop their confidence, their independence and develop their own abilities to ensure a brighter more fulfilling path ahead. To do this they need positive, determined and caring individuals to guide them through this crucial time in their lives. What will you do?Work in a positive, respectful and empowering way with all young people in order to promote good relationships and encourage achievements To work as part of a friendly team to meet the social, emotional, educational and well-being needs of our young people Participate in, and encourage the involvement of the young people in, the domestic tasks of the home in order to develop the self-care & independence skills needed for the future Update and maintain care plans, review reports & risk assessments and contribute to the overall development of each individual Liaise with parents and partner agencies to ensure that the best interests of the young people are respected and promoted at all times Encourage activities outside of the homes to include social, educational and community engagement Have fun and be part of the family, watch a movie, play a game, take a walk, go on days out and other activities designed to cultivate a feeling of belonging What do we look for?Good understanding of the developmental needs and milestones of young people Experience of working with children and families Full UK driving licence (manual) Ability to communicate, engage and form positive relationships with young people, parent/carers and other professionals Ability to produce clear and concise written reports and records and verbally present information and views Ability to challenge individuals where necessary, whilst remaining calm and objective in difficult situations HNC in Social Care, SVQ level 3 in Care or equivalent qualification, or the ability to undertake these qualifications Due to the nature of the role, all Residential Childcare Workers must be subject to a DBS or PVG check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. Spark of Genius will cover the cost of this check. Any data received in applications will be used for recruitment purposes within Spark of Genius and CareTech only. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond directly in some cases. If you have not heard back within 14 days of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion. Additional informationSeniority level: Entry level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Management and Manufacturing Industries: Hospitals and Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at CareTech by 2x#J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-06