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Ref no:
WDN05930
Published:
19/05/2025
Closes:
02/06/2025
Location:
Craigellachie Childrens Home 16 Cochno Street Clydebank, G81 1QA
Salary:
£34,686.66 - £37,580.43 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
37 hours per week

Job Description

Post 1 - 37 Hours, Permanent

Post 2 - 18.5 Hours, Permanent

Post 3 - 37 Hours, Fixed-Term to 24/3/26

Post 4 - 18.5 Hours, Fixed-Term to 24/3/26

Craigellachie is looking to recruit some great new residential workers: people with the right values, who are caring, inspirational and creative - could this be you?

Do you have the skills, knowledge and personality to build positive working relationships with our young people? Are you prepared to join a team whose values are to ensure our young people have a stable, loving and settled home? If this is you, we look forward to hearing from you.

The successful candidate must hold and HNC in Social Care and SVQ level 3 in children and young people or be working towards these qualifications. Also must have registration with SSSC, and maintenance of SSSC registration and PRTL.

 

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children and Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/

More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/

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