Job Title: Children’s Residential Support Worker
Location: Northampton
Salary: £27,645 – £28,645 p.a (INCLUSIVE of sleep-in allowance) an additional £1,000 p.a will be paid for Complex Care Homes
Job type: Full time, permanent.
Do you want to make a positive impact in young people’s lives?
Total Care Matters is an established residential children’s home provider with eight regional homes, looking after children in care between the ages of eight and seventeen.
The Role:
We are excited to hear from you for our Children’s Residential Support Worker vacancies at our children’s homes across Northampton
- You will become part of a small, caring team supporting young people
- Your role will be diverse and shift based and will include overnight sleep-ins
- Your day may include taking the young people to school, appointments and activities
- Your daily tasks may include some administration, household chores, cooking and helping young people with their personal care
The Candidate:
- Be 22 years old and over
- Have a passion for, and ideally experience of, working with children
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have a full UK manual driving licence
- Be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure
- Be eligible to work in the UK
What else do we offer?
- QCF Level 4 and 5 Children and Young People Families Practitioner
- Comprehensive access to a variety of online and in-person training courses
- In-house Drama therapist working with staff and young people
- Proven track record of internal promotion and development into “Homes” and “Operations” management
- Discounts through the Blue Light Card
- Casual dress
- Wellness programmes, including access to the 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Free meals during shift.
- Free activities such as cinema, bowling and theme park visit.
Extra info:
Your annual salary will be made of a base rate, dependent on qualifications and experience, plus payment for sleep-ins.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.
‘Total Care Matters Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce’.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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