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Options Autism are hiring Waking Night residential Childcare Workers in the Dumfriesshire Region!

Role: Waking Night Residential Childcare Worker

Salary: £26,000.00 per annum

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland

How we reward you

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

Basic Salary - £26,000.00 per annum   

‘Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

Earn £1000 by referring a friend

“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

Our next Waking Night Childcare Worker will be someone who has: 

A big heart and passion to make a difference to the occupants’ lives.

Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Options Autism are recruiting Waking Night Residential Childcare Workers to join our teams within the Dumfriesshire area.

Holistic Childcare and Education consists of two accommodations, Closeburn House and Maben House.

Closeburn House is an eleven bed registered accommodation, supporting individuals from the ages of 10 – 16 years. Maben House is a ten bed registered accommodation, supporting individuals from the ages of 6 – 16 years.

Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person-centred approach to education and support, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the occupants in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

How to Apply

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Options Autism is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced PVG and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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