Residential Worker – Cauvin

Job description

Organisation profile:

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and established charities, providing residentialgroup living and community, family and group work support to children, young people and families. We arecommitted to implementing The Promise and building strong and caring relationships with our young people rootedin our values of Care, Perseverance, Acceptance and Hope. We provide a scaffolding of love and support aroundthem as they take their first steps towards a confident and independent future.

Role:

This is an opportunity to come and join our team as a Residential Worker primarily based at Cauvin. Cauvin is oursmall, residential space that supports up to three mums and babies at any one time.

Our team work closely with mums and their babies to provide the advice and guidance they may need to build theirattachment and bond with their child, to support their own individual health, wellbeing and independent livingskills and ensuring that their babies own growth and developmental needs are being met. We work together withfamilies, social work, health and other colleagues to ensure the strengths and voices of mums and babies are atthe heart of all we do while the safety and welfare of the child is always maintained. We work closely withcolleagues across the Trust to ensure we are taking a family and community-based approach to work and to createpositive onward transitions for mothers and babies.

To support this, our residential role involves a shift pattern over a four-week rota, that requires weekend working,lone working and sleep-ins. This is an exciting and demanding opportunity for someone to be part of our team aswe adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for someone who is:

• Skilled and experienced in delivering direct work with delivering interventions with parents, babies andfamilies.
• Passionate about working with young people, babies and families.
• Able to build strongand loving relationships.
• Understands child development and trauma-informed practice.
• Is skilledin delivering interventions with parents, babies and families.
• Positive and thoughtful, and rightsfocused.

We are committed to the development of all our staff and the successful applicants will have access to training anddevelopment opportunities as well as other employee benefits.

Job location: Edinburgh

Hours and pay: + Overtime Opportunities + Sleep-ins. Fixed term (12 months). 37 hours per week on shift rota

Posted 10 days ago