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 a Residential Child Care Worker (Nights) to join our Care team on a part-time (0.43 FTE) employed basis. The post holder will be responsible for all childcare needs through the night.

The successful candidate will work an average of 91 nights per year on a rota basis, on a four nights on / 12 nights off pattern, 10pm-7.30am. There will be opportunities to work additional night shifts to cover for colleagues (e.g. holidays) but this will not be compulsory.

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 remuneration for the post is dependent on qualifications in relation to the SSSC registration requirements for Residential Child Care Workers, and can be as follows:

£12,092.89 plus a nights allowance of £1,934.86 per annum (unqualified)
£12,738.32 plus a nights allowance of £2,038.13 per annum (part-qualified)
£13,955.65 to £15,310.15 plus a nights allowance of £2,232.90 to £2,449.62 per annum (qualified)

The part-time salary is calculated based on a full-time equivalent salary that ranges from £28,123 to £35,605 per annum.