Salary: £26,999 per annum, Plus £1758 island allowance per annum

Location: Stornoway,

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full time 37 hours , Part time- 18.5 hours and Casual contracts available.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It’s the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children’s lives.

A bit about the role

Residential Worker – Hillcrest House, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.

Hillcrest House is a five-bedded Children’s home in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. We provide high-quality, trauma-informed care to care-experienced children and young people, as well as short breaks for those with additional needs.

Our aim is simple: to create a safe, nurturing home where young people feel secure, valued, and able to thrive.

We are expanding and are looking to welcome Residential Workers who will be a consistent and supportive presence in the daily lives of our young people — people who understands that relationships change lives.

We are committed to supporting our staff through regular supervision, reflective practice, high quality training and ongoing professional development – because those that care for others deserve to be supported too.

How you’ll help to create brighter futures

• Build trusting relationships using a trauma-informed, attachment-aware approach (Training provided)
• Respond to emotional and behavioural needs with empathy and consistency
• Support and contribute to individual care plans
• Plan and take part in activities that promote life skills, confidence and wellbeing
• Work as part of a 24/7 rota team, including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins (Sleep-ins are paid in addition to salary)
• Support daily routines and promote dignity and respect
• Work collaboratively with families and partner agencies
• Maintain clear, accurate records

Let’s talk about you

You are caring, bringing warmth, compassion and a commitment to lifelong learning, and you’re motivated by the chance to make a real and lasting difference in young people’s lives. You understand that all behaviour is a form of communication that requires a calm, kind response and curiosity about what needs the young person is communicating.

You will have:

• A genuine interest in supporting care-experienced young people and children with disabilities
• An understanding of — or willingness to learn about — trauma-informed practice
• Experience in residential, childcare or social care settings is helpful, but we also welcome applicants with transferable skills from other people‑focused roles
• Experience supporting young people with a range of emotional or behavioural needs is helpful but full training and support is provided in our positive behaviour system
• A strong commitment to safeguarding
• Registered with the SSSC or willingness to do so within 6 months of employment
• SVQ 3 and/or HNC in Social Care (or willingness to work towards – we will fund and support you to achieve this)
• A commitment to ongoing professional development

This is rewarding work where your kindness, patience and people skills can have a lasting impact. If you’re someone who shows care, can stay calm and supportive in difficult moments and treats others with respect, you already have the foundations to thrive here. If you are ready to commit to making a lasting difference in young people’s lives, we would welcome your application.

Good to know 

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13432

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Disabled candidates. We are taking deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society at Action for Children. We have a diversity and inclusion strategy and an anti-racism action plan as well as a range of diversity and inclusion staff networks and groups. We welcome applications from people of all genders, including men, who are currently under‑represented in our Children’s Services workforce.

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Job Description

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Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

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Tuarastal: £25,949 – £28,099 am bliadhna , agus £1758 pàigheadh Eilein am bliadhna

 Àite: Steòrnabhagh,

Cùmhnant/Uairean: Seasmhach, Làn-thìde 37 uairean

Sochairean: 

• 29 saor-làithean gach bliadhna AGUS saor-làithean poblach, le suas ri 5 là a bharrachd airson a bhith ag obair ùine agus an cothrom saor-làithean a cheannach no a reic
• Faighibh teisteanasan proifeiseanta agus sàr-chothroman trèanaidh
• Sochairean sùbailte màthaireachd, uchd-mhacachd agus athar
• Peinnsean le tabhartas luchd-fastaidh suas ri 7% le àrachais-beatha
• Cothrom sochairean phrìsean luchd-obrach agus cothrom Cairt Solais Ghuirm le gearraidhean ann am prìsean 15,000 bùth gu nàiseanta.

Carson Action for Children? 

Gheibhear barrachd ann an seo na dìreach obair. Tha gach neach aig Action for Children a-muigh is a-mach airson clann a dhìon agus a chuideachadh. Sin an rùn a tha gar cumail a’ dol gach là. Oir tha fios againn, nuair a bhios sinn ag obair còmhla, gum faigh sinn air diofar mòr a dhèanamh gus piseach maireannach a thoirt air beatha chloinne ann an suidhichidhean cugallach.

Beagan mun obair 

Neach-obrach Còmhnaidh – Taigh Hillcrest, Steòrnabhagh, Eilean Leòdhais.

‘S e dachaigh-chloinne le còig leapannan a tha ann an Taigh Hillcrest ann an Steòrnabhagh, Eilean Leòdhais. Bidh sinn a’ toirt seachad cùram àrd-inbhe, fiosraichte mu thrauma, do chloinn is dhaoine òga a tha air a bhith fo chùram, a bharrachd air fois ghoirid dhaibhsan aig a bheil feumalachdan a bharrachd.

Tha ar rùn gu math sìmplidh: dachaigh shàbhailte, cuideachail a chruthachadh far am bi daoine òga a’ faireachdainn sàbhailte, le luach orra agus iad comasach air soirbheachadh.

Tha sinn gar leudachadh agus tha sinn a’ coimhead ri fàilte a chuir air Luchd-obrach Còmhnaidh a bhios còmhla ri cloinn gu cunbhalach agus a bhios taiceil ann am beatha làitheil ar cuid dhaoine òga – daoine a thuigeas gu bheil dàimhean ag atharrachadh beatha.

Tha rùn againn a thaobh taic a thoirt don luchd-obrach againn tro stiùireadh cunbhalach, obair meòrachail, trèanadh aig àrd-inbhe agus leasachadh proifeiseanta leantainneach – oir tha an fheadhainn a tha a’ toirt cùram do chàch airidh air taic cuideachd.

Ciamar a nì sibhse saoghail dhaoine nas fheàrr

• Togaibh dàimhean earbsach le dòighean-obrach a tha stèidhichte air trauma agus mothachail air ceangal (Trèanadh ga thoirt seachad)
• Freagraibh feumalachdan eagnaidhean is giùlain le co-fhaireachdainn agus cunbhalachd
• Taic agus cur ri planaichean cùraim fa leth
• Ullaichibh agus gabhaibh pàirt ann an gnìomhan a thogas sgilean beatha, misneachd agus sunnd
• Obraichibh mar phàirt de sgioba clàr-obrach 24/7, a’ gabhail a-steach feasgaran, deireadh-sheachdainean agus cadail san àite (Gheibhear pàigheadh cadail san àite a bharrachd air tuarastal)
• Cuiribh taic ri cleachdaidhean làitheil agus cuiribh ri urram agus spèis
• Obraichibh còmhla ri teaghlaichean agus buidhnean com-pàirteach
• Cumaibh clàran soilleir is ceart

Agus mur deidhinn 

Tha sibh furachail, a’ toirt blàths, co-fhaireachdainn agus rùn do ionnsachadh fad-beatha, agus sibh air ur bhrosnachadh leis a’ chothrom diofar fìor agus maireannach a dhèanamh ann am beatha dhaoine òga. Tuigidh tu gur e seòrsa conaltraidh a tha ann an giùlan sam bith, agus gum feum e freagairt shàmhach, coibhneil agus ceasnachail mu na feumalachdan a tha an neach òg a’ cur an cèill.

Is e bhios agaibh:

• Fìor ùidh ann a bhith a’ toirt taic do dhaoine òga agus clann le ciorraman a tha air a bhith ann an cùram
• Tuigse air — no deònach ionnsachadh mu — obair a tha stèidhichte air trauma
• Tha eòlas ann an suidheachaidhean còmhnaidh, cùram-chloinne no cùram sòisealta feumail, ach tha sinn cuideachd a’ cur fàilte air tagraichean aig a bheil sgilean a ghabhas gluasad à dhreuchdan eile a tha ag amas air daoine
• Bidh eòlas air taic a thoirt do dhaoine òga le farsaingeachd feumalachdan eagnaidhean no giùlain feumail ach tha làn thrèanadh agus taic ri fhaighinn anns an t-siostam deagh-ghiùlain againn
• Rùn làidir a thaobh daoine a dhìon
• Clàraichte leis an SSSC no deònach sin a dhèanamh taobh a-staigh 6 mìosan bho bhith air fhastadh
• SVQ 3 agus/no HNC ann an Cùram Sòisealta (no miann obrachadh a dh’ionnsaigh an leithid- bheir sinn maoineachadh agus taic gus seo a choileanadh)
• Dealas do leasachadh phroifeiseanta leantainneach

Is e obair thlachdmhor a tha seo far an toir ur cuid chaoimhneas, foighidinn agus sgilean sòisealta buaidh mhaireannach. Mas sibh neach a nochdas cùram, as dh’fhuiricheas socair agus taiceil ann an amannan duilich agus a bheir spèis do chàch, tha comasan agaibh mar-thà airson soirbheachadh an seo. Ma thathas deiseil airson diofar maireannach a dhèanamh ann am beatha dhaoine òga, chuireamaid fàilte air ur tagradh.

Math ionnsachadh 

Pròiseas Tagraidh

 Thoiribh an aire nach urrainn dhuinn taic bhìosa a thabhann airson na dreuchd seo.

Tha còig earrannan ri chrìochnachadh: Fhiosrachadh Pearsanta, CV, Aithris Taice is Fiosrachadh, Co-ionannachd is Iomadachd, Tagradh is Dearbhadh.

Fios gu: Jessica Jarvis post-d aig recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk leis àireamh sanais

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