Residential Care Officer - Drylaw House

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Residential Care Officer
Drylaw House

Salary: £30,751 - £36,312 per year
Hours: 36 per week

Drylaw House aims to provide positive and safe experiences for all young people through nurturing care, respect, connection and wrap around education that is individualised and promotes young people's mental and emotional well-being. Future positive outcomes are a crucial focus to supporting vulnerable young people. The role of Residential Childcare Officer (RCO) is a key role for supporting, caring, and upholding the rights of children and young people and the ethos of Drylaw.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to build on our strong models of care, namely relationship-based practice and the development and implementation of Edinburgh's Promise. We are seeking child centred, resilient and motivated individuals to positively role model and work using a trauma informed approach to make a difference in the lives of our young people. The successful candidate will have experience of supporting young people, have a commitment to promoting children's rights and advocating for them. The candidate should have good communication and interpersonal skills, be reliable and adaptable with a clear focus on improving the outcomes for vulnerable young people.

You should have or be working towards completing SVQ Level 3/HNC or equivalent in Childcare/Social care or related area, or other relevant qualification at SCQF Level 7, or above. There is also a requirement to register with the Scottish Social services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of employment and under the relevant category.

If you have the motivation and commitment and want to make a difference to young people's lives then Drylaw House is the place you want to be, we have fantastic opportunities and vacancies for residential care officers within our establishment and we want to share this experience with you. You will be part of a dedicated staff team who all have the same vision to improve the lives of our young people.

Our vacancies include both day shifts, and nightshifts. This includes working weekends and public holidays on a rotational basis. Post is subject to working time payments & unsociable hour allowances

For further information or queries please contact Stacy Malcolm – Stacy.Malcolm@edinburgh.gov.uk

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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