Residential Child Care Practitioners – Fife

Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Do you want a job where you can really make a difference? Do you want to work for a company that truly cares about our children and staff? Are you looking to work for a company that cares about upskilling and developing our staff, to better support our young people?

We have fantastic full-time opportunities available in our Residential Houses across Fife. We currently have a permanent opportunity available and a Maternity Leave Cover opportunity available. 

Our Residential Houses in Fife are beautiful farmhouses, located in rural Fife, with close links to the surrounding towns of Glenrothes and Cupar.

About the position:

As a Residential Childcare Practitioner, your days will be a mix of shared experiences, outdoor escapades, cake baking extravaganzas, and cosy coffee outings, your days limited only by our young people’s imagination.

You will become an important part of our young peoples lives, supporting them and helping to ensure their physical, emotional and developmental needs are met.

About you:

While experience of working with children and young people with autism or complex learning or behavioural needs would be desirable, it is not essential. We want good people, with drive and passion to spend time with our young people and share in their experiences. You will be empathetic, resilient and truly want to make a meaningful difference.

About Moore House Group:

Moore House Group offers residential support to young people from all over the UK. The postholder will work closely with Moore House Academies in Bathgate or Dunkeld, and the wider organisation, to provide consistent and positive opportunities for all our children and young people.

Our approach is firmly based on building positive nurturing relationships using the principles of Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE).

Shift Pattern and Job Type:

These Practitioner posts are full-time and include sleepovers and variable working patterns. We believe in a fair work / life balance and feel this helps our team members thrive. Sleepovers and longer days can help reduce any commute and support that work / life balance. Our Practitioners work a variety of shifts that includes days, evenings, weekends and sleepovers.

An example, of what your shift pattern could look like:

• Week 1 – Tuesday, Friday, Sunday
• Week 2 – Tuesday, Thursday
• Week 3 – Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
• Week 4 – Monday, Sunday

You will need to be someone who is happy working variable shifts including sleepover shifts as required.

Salary & Benefits:

Grade	Qualifications	Salary
Practitioner Grade 1	(no qualifications)	£27,504.35
Practitioner Grade 2	(HNC or SVQ3 qualifications)	£28,152.42
Practitioner Grade 3	(HND)	£28,800.40
Practitioner Grade 4	Degree or above	£29,448.58
Practitioner Grade 5	HNC and SVQ3 qualifications	£30,774.73
Practitioner Grade 6	HND and SVQ3 qualifications	£32,040.88
Practitioner Grade 7	Degree or above and SVQ3 qualifications	£33,311.11

Salaries noted exclude sleepover payments.

Our fantastic Training Academy supports staff with their training, development and SVQ qualifications.

Application form and full job description are available below.

All candidates are required to complete an application form.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for candidates at this time.

Applications close Sunday 13 July.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 22 July.