Job Description

Full-Time Senior Residential Child Care Worker

Salary:

33,048-36,058 with additional payments for sleep-in and on-calls duties

Location:

Burntisland, Fife

Permanent post:

40 hours per week-flexible approach to shifts offered suit individual preferences

Why choose Starley Hall over other care providers?

Over 30 years-experience delivering high quality individualised care and educational services to children and young people. Commitment to growth, improvement and expansion. Commitment to professional development, training, internal promotion and career advancement. Being part of an Employee Owned Trust, with potential for yearly bonus. All over-time paid at time and a half. Holiday entitlement 30-35 days per year depending on length of service. Supportive sick pay packages. Financial support to undertake required qualifications for registration purposes. Company pension scheme. Access to free counselling services and support from our in-house therapeutic team. Free meals for shift workers. Cycle Scheme. Tech Scheme. Blue Light scheme eligibility.

About Starley Hall

Starley Hall provides bespoke packages of care and education for children and young people aged 10-21 years. All our children and young people present with complex needs and vulnerabilities and require nurturing, compassionate, understanding, knowledgeable, attuned staff to provide the very highest standard of care and protection.

Our service is dedicated to meeting the needs of young people who have complex emotional, behavioural and learning needs. The service has developed over decades to reflect the changing needs of looked after children and the best practice principles that underpin a positive care experience. It is staffed by three integrated teams providing care, education, and therapeutic supports.

We are looking to recruit an experienced, creative, resilient Senior Residential Child Care Worker who is trauma and attachment informed, who will provide strong and supportive leadership to the residential team. The successful candidate should be solution focussed, present with a positive and engaging outlook and be passionate about working with children and young people.

Senior Residential Child Care Workers play a vital role within our houses and school care accommodation service, the role will be challenging, so ideally suited to someone with resilience, creativity, and personal and professional drive. The role will be hugely rewarding with lots of opportunities to learn and develop.

The main responsibilities of this role include

You will have shared responsibility for ensuring that the care team provide the appropriate levels of care and protection to our young people. You will develop nurturing and supportive relationships with the children and young people in the service and support them to access school, activities, clubs, time with family, hobbies and meet with their friends. You will ensure that their support plans and risk assessments are kept up to date and that the team work together to complete all necessary paperwork. You will work in partnership with your Team Leader and carry out delegated tasks. You will provide guidance to the team, delegate and plan activities, support the smooth running of the house You will work alongside other senior care workers and ensure that the Health and Social Care Standards are met in addition to upholding the requirement outlined in The Promise. You will undertake on-calls for our residential settings and provide additional support when required. You will attend all relevant meetings and work in partnership with internal colleagues from education and our therapeutic team. You will establish effective working relationships with external professionals and lead on key-working teams to ensure that the strategies and interventions around young people are consistently implemented. You will work in close partnership with parents and cares so they are involved in decisions and feel consulted and included. You will lead on the completion of key reports for internal and external purposes. You will embrace all the opportunities for training and development and ensure that this knowledge is reflected in your practice. You will attend regular senior care worker meeting and lead on action points and when required chair team meetings and formulate minutes. You will supervise some members of your team and support the induction and mentoring process.

Desirable qualities and qualifications

Previous experience of working with young people with complex needs and vulnerabilities, nurturing and therapeutic approach to building relationships. SVQ 4 Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 9. We would accept candidates who are prepared to work towards this qualification if you have experience in the social care sector and/or can demonstrate transferable skills and knowledge. Effective leadership skills which demonstrate confident decision making, proactive thinking, creative approaches and solution focussed problem solving. Child centred values and practice, with a clear understanding of attachment, trauma and neurodiversity.
We are fully committed to the development of our staff, and offer a comprehensive training programme that will enhance your skills, knowledge and experience. We also offer a comprehensive continuous professional development framework with clear action planning regarding your developmental needs. We are committed to providing internal opportunities for advancement and career development.

Closing Date: 13th July 2025

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 33,048.00-36,058.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Flexitime Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

8 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Night shift Overtime Weekend availability
Application question(s):

Do you have leadership skills?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/07/2025
Reference ID: 2025.07.04 FT Snr RCCW