Early Years Worker

As a Crèche Worker within our perinatal service, you will provide dedicated 1:1 care to infants in a calm, therapeutic environment while their parents attend counselling sessions.

This is not a typical childcare role. You will support babies at a critical stage of development, working within a service that supports parents experiencing anxiety, depression and other perinatal challenges.

What your day could look like

You will provide consistent, nurturing 1:1 care, responding to each baby’s individual needs while contributing to a safe and emotionally secure environment.

Your role will include:
* Providing attentive, responsive care to infants during counselling sessions
* Supporting early attachment, emotional security and positive developmental experiences
* Creating a calm, structured and welcoming crèche space
* Communicating sensitively with parents who may feel anxious or vulnerable
* Working closely with counsellors and the wider team to support each family
* Following safeguarding, infection control and Care Inspectorate standards at all times

About you

You will be confident working with babies and understand the importance of early attachment, emotional development and consistent care. You will bring a calm, observant approach and be able to respond sensitively within a therapeutic setting where parents may be experiencing distress.

You will hold an HNC/SCQF Level 7 in Childcare, or be actively working towards this. You will have hands-on experience supporting babies or very young children and be comfortable working within a structured, regulated environment. You will communicate clearly and professionally, work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and maintain high standards of safeguarding and care. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme and be registered with the SSSC, or be willing to do so

What you’ll gain
* A unique opportunity to provide true 1:1 care in a specialist setting
* Experience within a therapeutic, family-focused service
* Ongoing training aligned to national frameworks and best practice
* A supportive team with a strong focus on quality and development

If you are looking for a role where you can apply your childcare skills in a more focused, meaningful way, we would like to hear from you. Apply now to join a service that supports infants and families at a critical time.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.

If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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