Job Description

Are you a nurturing, fun and interesting person who is passionate and committed to making a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people? Do you have the drive to grow and develop in a professional environment? If you have experience or you're looking for a new challenge, being a Sessional Residential Childcare Worker at Common Thread could be right for you.



Join Common Thread and help to change the lives of children and young people who have been hurt by trauma, abuse and neglect.

Benefits

Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount On-site parking Referral programme Sick pay

About the job

We believe that every child deserves a safe and nurturing home. Our small Residential Child Care homes create caring and supportive family-style environments for young people who have had challenging life experiences.



By placing the needs and interests of our young people at the heart of everything we do, our therapeutic homes support our young people to heal and grow. We build positive, trusting relationships through daily activities such as playing games and cooking meals together whilst developing life skills and helping our young people to feel safe, supported and ready for the future. We celebrate their achievements and do fun activities, but we're also there during the difficult times to believe in them, even when they don't believe in themselves.

What we look for

If you are

passionate

about making a

positive impact

on the

lives of young people

, have

compassion

,

resilience

and

patience

then we want to hear from you!



We have exciting opportunities to join our Residential Childcare teams as Sessional Support Workers. These roles offer the flexibility to balance your personal commitments whilst being an essential part of the team covering holidays and absence.



You don't need to have experience of working in this sector. It is much more important to us that you share our values of putting young people first, acting with honesty, integrity and professional courage at all times and bringing creativity into your work. You will be given all the training and development you need to be great in your role and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake your professional qualifications 6 months after joining.



You will need a valid full manual drivers' licence and all roles are subject to a successful PVG check from Disclosure Scotland.


We give you training when you start, and further training opportunities throughout your career with Common Thread. You'll get free external counselling to help you cope with the demands of the job, private health cover, a medical benefit scheme and store discount... and lots of great Common Thread events and projects to get involved in. We offer a 500 reward every time you successfully refer a new member of staff. * We have an annual Celebrate and Appreciate evening for staff and family.