Salary: £29,000 per annum + £1200 on call allowance Location: Edinburgh Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time - 37 hours per week (including evenings and weekends) 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. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. 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 Our housing support and care at home service is dedicated to ensuring the independence of a young person within their community. We offer round-the-clock care and support on a 2:1 ratio for a young lady with learning disabilities. We're looking for a Team Leader who'll be a positive role model, while providing line management to a small team of staff, to deliver high standards of care across our Edinburgh and Haddington services. You'll be responsible for rota management, lead on shifts, support staff in their personal development and assist the Registered Manager with the day to day running of the service. You'll work to achieve positive outcomes for the Young Person and will be the go-to person when the Registered Manager is not available. You'll be part of an exceptional team who work together to develop and deliver person-centred care plans. You'll proactively help the young person on her journey to lead a more independent life by supporting her in achieving outcomes, making informed choices, and promoting participation in her community. We strongly believe that behaviour is communication and work to identify what the young people are trying to tell us through their behaviour and support them to communicate that in a positive way. How you'll help to create brighter futures Some key responsibilities of a Team Leader role are; Leading shifts and working with the Registered Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational policy and procedure. Provide leadership by example to ensure that records, paper and electronic, are maintained and duly uploaded into the appropriate database. Support staff team development through training opportunities, staff supervision, and multidisciplinary working. Work to achieve positive outcomes for individual children and young people and contributing to the achievement of an outstanding, good or equivalent rating in external inspection including deputising in the absence of the Registered Manager. Let's talk about you Must possess SVQ 3 in Social Services & Healthcare, or HNC Social Services or equivalent / SVQ4 in Social Services or Healthcare or willing to work towards / SSSC registered. Previous experience of supervising staff. Significant experience of working with children and young people with Learning Disabilities. Confident in all aspects of MS Office. Experience of coaching and supporting staff to reach a competent standard. Ability to work under pressure while maintaining drive and enthusiasm and to be able to deal with children and young people effectively and safely with challenging behaviour. Good to know Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Contact: Jessica Jarvis at quoting reference 12072 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 as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. or find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or Youtube to get to know us better.
Oct 24, 2025
Full time
Salary: £29,000 per annum + £1200 on call allowance Location: Edinburgh Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time - 37 hours per week (including evenings and weekends) 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. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. 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 Our housing support and care at home service is dedicated to ensuring the independence of a young person within their community. We offer round-the-clock care and support on a 2:1 ratio for a young lady with learning disabilities. We're looking for a Team Leader who'll be a positive role model, while providing line management to a small team of staff, to deliver high standards of care across our Edinburgh and Haddington services. You'll be responsible for rota management, lead on shifts, support staff in their personal development and assist the Registered Manager with the day to day running of the service. You'll work to achieve positive outcomes for the Young Person and will be the go-to person when the Registered Manager is not available. You'll be part of an exceptional team who work together to develop and deliver person-centred care plans. You'll proactively help the young person on her journey to lead a more independent life by supporting her in achieving outcomes, making informed choices, and promoting participation in her community. We strongly believe that behaviour is communication and work to identify what the young people are trying to tell us through their behaviour and support them to communicate that in a positive way. How you'll help to create brighter futures Some key responsibilities of a Team Leader role are; Leading shifts and working with the Registered Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational policy and procedure. Provide leadership by example to ensure that records, paper and electronic, are maintained and duly uploaded into the appropriate database. Support staff team development through training opportunities, staff supervision, and multidisciplinary working. Work to achieve positive outcomes for individual children and young people and contributing to the achievement of an outstanding, good or equivalent rating in external inspection including deputising in the absence of the Registered Manager. Let's talk about you Must possess SVQ 3 in Social Services & Healthcare, or HNC Social Services or equivalent / SVQ4 in Social Services or Healthcare or willing to work towards / SSSC registered. Previous experience of supervising staff. Significant experience of working with children and young people with Learning Disabilities. Confident in all aspects of MS Office. Experience of coaching and supporting staff to reach a competent standard. Ability to work under pressure while maintaining drive and enthusiasm and to be able to deal with children and young people effectively and safely with challenging behaviour. Good to know Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Contact: Jessica Jarvis at quoting reference 12072 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 as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. or find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or Youtube to get to know us better.
Children's Services Team Leader Salary: £24,800 per annum pro-rata (£12.85 per hour). Location: Bury, Lancashire. Contract/Hours: Permanent, part-time, 18.5 hours per week. Term-time hours: Friday 11:30am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5:30pm...... click apply for full job details
Sep 22, 2022
Full time
Children's Services Team Leader Salary: £24,800 per annum pro-rata (£12.85 per hour). Location: Bury, Lancashire. Contract/Hours: Permanent, part-time, 18.5 hours per week. Term-time hours: Friday 11:30am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5:30pm...... click apply for full job details
Children's Services Team Leader Salary: £24,800 per annum pro-rata (£12.85 per hour). Location: Bury, Lancashire. Contract/Hours: Permanent, part-time, 18.5 hours per week. Term-time hours: Friday 11:30am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5:30pm...... click apply for full job details
Sep 22, 2022
Full time
Children's Services Team Leader Salary: £24,800 per annum pro-rata (£12.85 per hour). Location: Bury, Lancashire. Contract/Hours: Permanent, part-time, 18.5 hours per week. Term-time hours: Friday 11:30am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5:30pm...... click apply for full job details
Role: Assistant Residential Worker Salary: 21,000 pro rata Perks : Annual leave of 29 days, plus public holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our career's portal. Contract/Hours: Fixed term contract 9 months, part time 20 hours per week (full time hours are also available) flexibility with working days, shift on a rota basis, Location: Falkirk, Scotland About Us At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood.Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard and we campaign to bring lasting change to their lives. The role Tayavalla is a short breaks service based in Camelon, Falkirk offering residential short breaks to children and young people with complex health care needs, learning and physical disabilities. We encourage inclusion, ensuring that the children and young people are part of the wider community, through outings and activities we aim to provide a fun and stimulating environment for all our young people. You will make a difference by: Supportingchildren to achieve positive outcomes for their Supportingwith medical needs or support during the night if needed for the young Providing a safe environment for them to enjoy time with their Giving families the break they need to continue supporting their children. Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing. You will need: Ideally, a HNC and SVQ 3 in a social care discipline, or a qualification in social care, nursing, education, which would meet the SSSC registration requirements. Applications from candidates with only a HNC qualification will be considered as the opportunity to undertake SVQ studies will exist. Experience of working with disabled young people. The ability to use MS Office to record case notes. Excellent communication Safeguarding A positive approach, providing a fun environment for all the children in our care. The way we work We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here . Working here is so much more than a job. It's an investment of time to truly make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families across the UK. We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and our ongoing commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, we encourage applications from everyone. We value and celebrate the diversity of those that work with us and as an inclusive workplace we want all our current and future staff to feel able to be themselves in the workplace. If you're interested in finding out more, click apply and visit our careers portal for more information. If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Jessica Jarvis email who will be happy to give you any support you require. If you want to get to know us a little better, check out our socials on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook or YouTube .
Sep 22, 2022
Full time
Role: Assistant Residential Worker Salary: 21,000 pro rata Perks : Annual leave of 29 days, plus public holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our career's portal. Contract/Hours: Fixed term contract 9 months, part time 20 hours per week (full time hours are also available) flexibility with working days, shift on a rota basis, Location: Falkirk, Scotland About Us At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood.Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard and we campaign to bring lasting change to their lives. The role Tayavalla is a short breaks service based in Camelon, Falkirk offering residential short breaks to children and young people with complex health care needs, learning and physical disabilities. We encourage inclusion, ensuring that the children and young people are part of the wider community, through outings and activities we aim to provide a fun and stimulating environment for all our young people. You will make a difference by: Supportingchildren to achieve positive outcomes for their Supportingwith medical needs or support during the night if needed for the young Providing a safe environment for them to enjoy time with their Giving families the break they need to continue supporting their children. Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing. You will need: Ideally, a HNC and SVQ 3 in a social care discipline, or a qualification in social care, nursing, education, which would meet the SSSC registration requirements. Applications from candidates with only a HNC qualification will be considered as the opportunity to undertake SVQ studies will exist. Experience of working with disabled young people. The ability to use MS Office to record case notes. Excellent communication Safeguarding A positive approach, providing a fun environment for all the children in our care. The way we work We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here . Working here is so much more than a job. It's an investment of time to truly make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families across the UK. We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and our ongoing commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, we encourage applications from everyone. We value and celebrate the diversity of those that work with us and as an inclusive workplace we want all our current and future staff to feel able to be themselves in the workplace. If you're interested in finding out more, click apply and visit our careers portal for more information. If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Jessica Jarvis email who will be happy to give you any support you require. If you want to get to know us a little better, check out our socials on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook or YouTube .
Salary: 11.73 an hour (Inc. London waiting allowance) Perks: Paid annual leave, pension scheme, career progression, fantastic training opportunities, employee wellbeing support, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands Contract/Hours:Casual (Flexible to suityourwork/life balance). Varied Hours pick and choose when you work, around your study, family, retirement, or home life! I love working as a casual Children's Services Worker I get to build my knowledge, my experience and work with a friendly and funny bunch of people, staff, and childrenalike! It works around my family life and I choose when I work what's not to like? Closing Date: Midnight on 29th September, ifwe receive a high number of applications, we may have to close earlier than advertised. Location: Camden & Islington London AboutActionforChildren Actionforchildrensupported604,885childrenandtheirfamilies last year. You can be part of the excellentworkwe dowithpathways intoworkingin early years,safeguarding, familieswithdisabledchildren, fostering and adoption,residentialcare, mentalhealth,youngcarers,youngpeople,and parentingsupport. The role Action for Children Short break services in Islington and Camden support disabled young people in their own homes or in their local community. Our community-based services do just that. They support children to make and meet friends, connect with their communities, and enjoy new opportunities and experiences. We encourage children to be ambitious about what they want to do and work with them to make their wishes a reality. The approach is about being inclusive, flexible and, above all, fun. As a Children's Services Worker, you will be responsible for providing support to children, young people, and families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions, with appropriate direction, which enable positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic casual Children Services Workers to join our established and dedicated team at Islington Children's Centre. If this sounds of interest, please read on for more information! You will make a difference by: -Providing direct family support in the early help service, through a blend of digital or face to face contact. -Supporting families within the early help model and managing a case load, where you will be required to record effectively, deliver an intervention, and refer onto other services as required. -Contributing to and attending Team around the family meetings. -Support children and their families in different environments and required to be confident in representing the Action for Children Service. -Supporting children and their families to Thrive with delivering different techniques and methods. -Tracking children's learning and development and required to communicate with their parents and carers. You will need: -A NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent. -Experience of working in a health, early years, or social care setting. -Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service. -Confidence to deliver child led and informed interventions -Experience with child development and planning for individual child's needs. -Experience of working with children and families. -Good understanding of safeguarding. -Ability to communicate effectively with children and their parents/carers. -Passion and motivation to support children and families to grow, effectively communicate and develop together. Workinghere is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step inyourjourney, we'd love to hear from you. Weworktogetherto reachourvision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and how having a diverse workforce enriches the lives of thechildrenandyoungpeopleweworkwithwe arecommittedtoDiversityandInclusionand welcomeapplicationsfrom everyone. We value and celebrate thediversityof thosethatworkwithusand as aninclusiveworkplace we want allourcurrent and future staff tofeelable to be themselves in the workplace. We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to understand andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice. Good luck! We can't wait to hear from you. Applicationprocess: There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV,SupportingStatement & Information, Equality &Diversity,Submission&Declaration please refer to the JD and PersonSpecificationwhen applying. We want to knowwhatunique qualities you can bring to helpusreachourvision forchildrenand families. Talent pool: We're sure you've gotwhatit takes to joinourambitiousteam.Ifyou'reunsuccessfulthis time around, we'd like to holdyourdetails in case similar jobs comeupthatyou might be better suited for. Butfeelfree to letusknowifyou'd rather we didn't dothat. Ifyou needsupport in applying or have any questions call Erika Brinkman, Recruitment Partner, on or email Ifyou want to get to knowusa little better, check outoursocials on Twitter , Linkedin , Facebook or YouTube .
Sep 21, 2022
Full time
Salary: 11.73 an hour (Inc. London waiting allowance) Perks: Paid annual leave, pension scheme, career progression, fantastic training opportunities, employee wellbeing support, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands Contract/Hours:Casual (Flexible to suityourwork/life balance). Varied Hours pick and choose when you work, around your study, family, retirement, or home life! I love working as a casual Children's Services Worker I get to build my knowledge, my experience and work with a friendly and funny bunch of people, staff, and childrenalike! It works around my family life and I choose when I work what's not to like? Closing Date: Midnight on 29th September, ifwe receive a high number of applications, we may have to close earlier than advertised. Location: Camden & Islington London AboutActionforChildren Actionforchildrensupported604,885childrenandtheirfamilies last year. You can be part of the excellentworkwe dowithpathways intoworkingin early years,safeguarding, familieswithdisabledchildren, fostering and adoption,residentialcare, mentalhealth,youngcarers,youngpeople,and parentingsupport. The role Action for Children Short break services in Islington and Camden support disabled young people in their own homes or in their local community. Our community-based services do just that. They support children to make and meet friends, connect with their communities, and enjoy new opportunities and experiences. We encourage children to be ambitious about what they want to do and work with them to make their wishes a reality. The approach is about being inclusive, flexible and, above all, fun. As a Children's Services Worker, you will be responsible for providing support to children, young people, and families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions, with appropriate direction, which enable positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic casual Children Services Workers to join our established and dedicated team at Islington Children's Centre. If this sounds of interest, please read on for more information! You will make a difference by: -Providing direct family support in the early help service, through a blend of digital or face to face contact. -Supporting families within the early help model and managing a case load, where you will be required to record effectively, deliver an intervention, and refer onto other services as required. -Contributing to and attending Team around the family meetings. -Support children and their families in different environments and required to be confident in representing the Action for Children Service. -Supporting children and their families to Thrive with delivering different techniques and methods. -Tracking children's learning and development and required to communicate with their parents and carers. You will need: -A NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent. -Experience of working in a health, early years, or social care setting. -Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service. -Confidence to deliver child led and informed interventions -Experience with child development and planning for individual child's needs. -Experience of working with children and families. -Good understanding of safeguarding. -Ability to communicate effectively with children and their parents/carers. -Passion and motivation to support children and families to grow, effectively communicate and develop together. Workinghere is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step inyourjourney, we'd love to hear from you. Weworktogetherto reachourvision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and how having a diverse workforce enriches the lives of thechildrenandyoungpeopleweworkwithwe arecommittedtoDiversityandInclusionand welcomeapplicationsfrom everyone. We value and celebrate thediversityof thosethatworkwithusand as aninclusiveworkplace we want allourcurrent and future staff tofeelable to be themselves in the workplace. We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to understand andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice. Good luck! We can't wait to hear from you. Applicationprocess: There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV,SupportingStatement & Information, Equality &Diversity,Submission&Declaration please refer to the JD and PersonSpecificationwhen applying. We want to knowwhatunique qualities you can bring to helpusreachourvision forchildrenand families. Talent pool: We're sure you've gotwhatit takes to joinourambitiousteam.Ifyou'reunsuccessfulthis time around, we'd like to holdyourdetails in case similar jobs comeupthatyou might be better suited for. Butfeelfree to letusknowifyou'd rather we didn't dothat. Ifyou needsupport in applying or have any questions call Erika Brinkman, Recruitment Partner, on or email Ifyou want to get to knowusa little better, check outoursocials on Twitter , Linkedin , Facebook or YouTube .
Belfast, County Antrim Circa 21,500 per annum Full-Time (working 37 hours a week) on a fixed term contract for 2 years - generally 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday but some flexibility may be required to meet the needs of the service Brilliant benefits We offer 29 days holiday plus public/...
Nov 30, 2021
Full time
Belfast, County Antrim Circa 21,500 per annum Full-Time (working 37 hours a week) on a fixed term contract for 2 years - generally 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday but some flexibility may be required to meet the needs of the service Brilliant benefits We offer 29 days holiday plus public/...
