Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Senior Residential Childcare Worker Working hours- 40hrs Per week, as part of a rota which includes a combination of early, lates and night shifts and rotational weekend working. 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. 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:Provide a supervisory and mentoring role to RCCWs who will be providing a caring role to our Young people.Take responsibility for practice development of the care team including allocated supervision and performance management of staff.Ensure that the care team have the skills, knowledge and ability to care for children and young people effectively.Ensuring that staff understand and are fully aware of the daily routines of the home.Support on call arrangements as a Senior Member of the team.Assist with management tasks including finance, fleet, environment and Health and Safety, ..... full job details .....