Residential Care Worker – Children’s Services
Closing date: Thursday 25 August 2022
Location: Edinburgh
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £28,024 - £31,025 per annum
Contract: Permanent
We are looking for kind, caring, creative, forward thinking and dedicated people to join our team at the Royal Blind School. Our school care service provides support to children and young people aged 8-18 with a vision impairment and other disabilities. The role will involve shift working over the 24 hour period including waking nightshifts and weekend working
We take pride in promoting good relationships with our children and their families to empower and encourage a sense of achievement.
If you want to make a difference to the lives of people living with sight loss and you have an HNC in Social Care plus all eight SVQ 3 units (Caring for Children and Young People) or an equivalent qualification for registration with the SSSC or other professional body please apply now, we would love to hear from you.
The role is advertised as full time however we will consider part time and flexible working patterns.
If you would like more information on the role or our residential service, please contact samantha.hood@sightscotland.org.uk
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If you require any of the information relating to this role in an alternative format, please email people@sightscotland.org.uk
About us
We’re one of Scotland’s oldest charities – for more than two centuries, we’ve been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of all we’ve achieved in the past – but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We’re determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We’re committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss – when and where they need us.
For further information about this vacancy and details of how to apply, please visit the Sight Scotland/Sight Scotland Veterans website: https://sightscotland.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2783909?cid=1974&t=Residential-Care-Worker-Children-s-Services
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