Total 4 job vacancies by Caretech

Residential Childcare worker Nights

Remote Location, Manual Driving Licence is Essential

*£500 Welcome Bonus *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!

About us

Spark of Genius is one of Scotland’s largest residential child care providers. For over 25 years, we have been delivering high quality care to young people who need to be looked after. Spark of Genius is also part of the UK-wide CareTech family who are committed to providing each child with opportunities to have their individual needs met.

About the Service

Our service is a large five-bedroom house, based near Kirkintilloch.

The house has two main communal areas with one providing a quiet and comfortable space, and the other offering opportunity for socialising with each other, playing games and watching TV. Three of the five bedrooms have en-suites and are decorated to a high standard, though we place a real emphasis on all young people making their space their own.

In your new role

This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and trauma-informed team, and to work directly with young people with a range of complex needs connected to their individual life experiences and childhood adversity.

This is also a chance to make a difference to outcomes for young people! Our mission is to make Every Second Count, to help us succeed you will:

- Work in a positive, respectful and empowering way with all young people in order to promote good relationships and encourage achievements.
- Work as part of a team to meet the social, emotional and educational health and mental health needs of young people
- Participate in and encourage the participation of the young people in the domestic tasks of the home in order to develop the self-care skills.
- Write review reports, risk assessment and contribute to care plans.
liaise with parents and partners agencies to ensure that the best interests of the young people are respected and promoted at all times.

You will ideally have:

- Good understanding of the developmental needs and milestones of young people.
- Experience of working with children and families.
- Driving Licence
- 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 of good standard and verbally present information and views.
- Ability to challenge individuals where necessary, remain 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

Benefits

As part of this role, we offer a range of specialist training programmes to support you in your work and invest in your professional development. These include:

- Fully Paid induction programme
- Every Second Counts: bespoke training on the role of a residential childcare worker
- Therapeutic crisis intervention training to assist young people in regulating their emotions when they are in crisis.

- Entry onto the Blue Light Benefits Programme, With Blue Light Card
- Child protection training
- Relax kids training
- Attachment and trauma training
- Full suite of e-learning modules available that provide continuous knowledge and development.

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;

- Full Time Contract
- Competitive Rates of Pay
- Free PVG check
- Pension Scheme
- Free Training
- Paid Induction
- *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!
- *£500 Welcome Bonus

Due to the nature of the role, it will be necessary for all Residential Childcare Workers to be subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. CareTech 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.

SYS-13200

Location: Residential House
Line managed by: Manager & Assistant Manager
Hours of Work: 35 Hours Per Week

Job Purpose
To be part of a team offering a comprehensive residential service to children and young people, the aim being to ensure the physical, social and emotional care, and development of the children and young people and the establishment.
You will provide a healthy menu and meet dietary needs of young people, working in collaboration with Residential Staff, you will achieve this by:

Cooking
• Ensuring that you remain within the budgets set for provisions when buying in the shopping for the Centre.
• Preparing and cooking a selection of healthy meals on a daily basis
• Meeting dietary needs of young people on an individual basis
• Build and maintain positive relationships with young people
• Recording food temperatures on relevant log sheets
• Preparing buffets/meals etc at short notice for visitors (social workers/ Local Authorities/ Families)
• Prepare a range of home baking.

Cleaning
• Ensuring a high standard of cleanliness throughout the Centre, including the kitchen at all times.
• Liaise with management and staff in relation to daily chores requiring completion
• Ensure any hazardous material is locked away when not in use
• Ensure all toilet facilities are cleaned to a high standard as well as ensuring there is enough soap, toilet rolls and hand towels
• Ensure any maintenance issues are reported to your line manager in a timely manner
• To carryout deep cleans in the building as required or requested by your line manager
You will ideally have:
• Previous experience within a culinary role
• Good communication with colleagues and young people
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have a flexible approach to work
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge of Health and safety requirements surrounding the cooking and preparation of food
• Food hygiene knowledge

The Company reserves the right to vary duties and responsibilities at anytime within legal notification frameworks, however, not outside what is considered reasonable to the original post.

SYS-13201

Residential Childcare worker Nights

Remote Location, Manual Driving Licence is Essential

*£500 Welcome Bonus *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!

About us

Spark of Genius is one of Scotland’s largest residential child care providers. For over 25 years, we have been delivering high quality care to young people who need to be looked after. Spark of Genius is also part of the UK-wide CareTech family who are committed to providing each child with opportunities to have their individual needs met.

About the Service

Our service is a large five-bedroom house, based near Kirkintilloch.

The house has two main communal areas with one providing a quiet and comfortable space, and the other offering opportunity for socialising with each other, playing games and watching TV. Three of the five bedrooms have en-suites and are decorated to a high standard, though we place a real emphasis on all young people making their space their own.

In your new role

This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and trauma-informed team, and to work directly with young people with a range of complex needs connected to their individual life experiences and childhood adversity.

This is also a chance to make a difference to outcomes for young people! Our mission is to make Every Second Count, to help us succeed you will:

- Work in a positive, respectful and empowering way with all young people in order to promote good relationships and encourage achievements.
- Work as part of a team to meet the social, emotional and educational health and mental health needs of young people
- Participate in and encourage the participation of the young people in the domestic tasks of the home in order to develop the self-care skills.
- Write review reports, risk assessment and contribute to care plans.
liaise with parents and partners agencies to ensure that the best interests of the young people are respected and promoted at all times.

You will ideally have:

- Good understanding of the developmental needs and milestones of young people.
- Experience of working with children and families.
- Driving Licence
- 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 of good standard and verbally present information and views.
- Ability to challenge individuals where necessary, remain 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

Benefits

As part of this role, we offer a range of specialist training programmes to support you in your work and invest in your professional development. These include:

- Fully Paid induction programme
- Every Second Counts: bespoke training on the role of a residential childcare worker
- Therapeutic crisis intervention training to assist young people in regulating their emotions when they are in crisis.

- Entry onto the Blue Light Benefits Programme, With Blue Light Card
- Child protection training
- Relax kids training
- Attachment and trauma training
- Full suite of e-learning modules available that provide continuous knowledge and development.

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;

- Full Time Contract
- Competitive Rates of Pay
- Free PVG check
- Pension Scheme
- Free Training
- Paid Induction
- *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!
- *£500 Welcome Bonus

Due to the nature of the role, it will be necessary for all Residential Childcare Workers to be subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. CareTech 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.

SYS-10705

Residential Childcare Worker

Remote Location, Manual Driving Licence is Essential

*£500 Welcome Bonus *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!

About us

Spark of Genius is one of Scotland’s largest residential child care providers. For over 25 years, we have been delivering high quality care to young people who need to be looked after. Spark of Genius is also part of the UK-wide CareTech family who are committed to providing each child with opportunities to have their individual needs met.

About the Service

Our service is a large five-bedroom house, based near Kirkintilloch.

The house has two main communal areas with one providing a quiet and comfortable space, and the other offering opportunity for socialising with each other, playing games and watching TV. Three of the five bedrooms have en-suites and are decorated to a high standard, though we place a real emphasis on all young people making their space their own.

In your new role

This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and trauma-informed team, and to work directly with young people with a range of complex needs connected to their individual life experiences and childhood adversity.

This is also a chance to make a difference to outcomes for young people! Our mission is to make Every Second Count, to help us succeed you will:

- Work in a positive, respectful and empowering way with all young people in order to promote good relationships and encourage achievements.
- Work as part of a team to meet the social, emotional and educational health and mental health needs of young people
- Participate in and encourage the participation of the young people in the domestic tasks of the home in order to develop the self-care skills.
- Write review reports, risk assessment and contribute to care plans.
liaise with parents and partners agencies to ensure that the best interests of the young people are respected and promoted at all times.

You will ideally have:

- Good understanding of the developmental needs and milestones of young people.
- Experience of working with children and families.
- Driving Licence
- 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 of good standard and verbally present information and views.
- Ability to challenge individuals where necessary, remain 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

Benefits

As part of this role, we offer a range of specialist training programmes to support you in your work and invest in your professional development. These include:

- Fully Paid induction programme
- Every Second Counts: bespoke training on the role of a residential childcare worker
- Therapeutic crisis intervention training to assist young people in regulating their emotions when they are in crisis.

- Entry onto the Blue Light Benefits Programme, With Blue Light Card
- Child protection training
- Relax kids training
- Attachment and trauma training
- Full suite of e-learning modules available that provide continuous knowledge and development.

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;

- Full Time Contract
- Competitive Rates of Pay
- Free PVG check
- Pension Scheme
- Free Training
- Paid Induction
- *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!
- *£500 Welcome Bonus

Due to the nature of the role, it will be necessary for all Residential Childcare Workers to be subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. CareTech 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.

SYS-10704