As a Night Support Practitioner, you’ll be there during the quietest hours offering calm, steady support when it’s most needed. Whether it’s settling worries, offering a reassuring presence, or simply being someone who listens, you’ll help children feel safe and cared for through the night.

You’ll be working in one of our small, homely houses, where children live as part of the local community and attend our purpose-built school nearby. Everything we do is about creating structure, comfort and the space to grow and that includes night-time too.

Although your shifts are overnight, you’re very much part of the wider team. You’ll work closely with others who share your passion for understanding behaviour, building trust, and supporting the whole child not just managing the moment.

We’d love to hear from you if you’ve got an HNC in Social Care and SVQ Level 3, plus some experience in care or education. But if you’ve got the right values, patience, and a genuine desire to support children through challenging moments, we’ll give you all the training you need.

At CrossReach, our residential houses are safe, homely spaces where children are supported to heal, grow, and feel part of something again. They live in small community homes and attend our brand-new school nearby it’s all designed with their future in mind.As a Night Support Practitioner, you’ll be the calm, reassuring presence they can count on. You’ll help settle worries, offer comfort when it’s needed most, and build trust in those quieter moments.

You won’t be doing it alone.Even though you’re working through the night, you’re a full part of our close-knit team all working together to support the whole child, not just their behaviour.

• Ideally, you’ll have an HNC in Social Care and SVQ Level 3, plus some experience in care or education.
• A driving licence is essential

If you can remain calm under pressure, communicate clearly, and support young people through potentially difficult moments, this could be the right role for you.

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 .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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