Residential Care Workers

Harmeny Education Trust is a sector leading children’s charity, providing therapeutic care and education for children with complex additional support needs. We work on a day and all-year-round residential basis, supporting children and young people aged 5 to 18 years. Harmeny is situated in a beautiful 35-acre estate, which includes residential and education accommodation, mature woodland, community garden, orchard, wildlife habitats and children’s play areas.

We are looking for Residential Child Care Workers to join our Care staff team, which operates all year round. The post holders will contribute to the creation of a culture and ethos in which the needs of the children are paramount and provide them with security, safety, care and social development to enable them to reach their potential. 

The successful candidates will work 39 hours per week, working five days from seven, according to a rota system*. Evening and weekend work is required. A driving licence allowing the use of our vehicles is essential.

Applicants should be registered, or will need to register within the first six months of employment, with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in line with the requirements for residential child care workers. 

We will consider experienced and inexperienced applicants, with or without the necessary qualifications. We have a robust induction to support staff to work at Harmeny, and we will provide full funding and support for staff who need to undertake qualifications for their role.

Please see our careers page for an outline of all the benefits on offer, and what makes Harmeny such a great place to work.

The salary for the post is as follows:

• £28,123 (unqualified)
• £29,624 (part-qualified)
• £32,455 to £35,605 (qualified)

Generous sleepover allowance of £75 per session is paid in addition to salary.

*Rota system

Harmeny runs a nine-week rotating pattern in the care team. Full time Residential Child Care Workers work five weekends out of nine, so approx. every second weekend. On two of the five weekends, a 13-hour shift is worked on one of the days. On other shifts, timings are either 7:30am-3:15pm or 2:15pm-10:00pm / 2:45pm-10:30pm.

Sleepover duties (10:30pm-7:30am) are required as part of rota too and one will work approx. three to four per month. Rota is issued one month in advance, however ‘off duty’ pattern is available for the year (April to March).