Job Title: Residential Childcare Worker
Location: Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
Salary: £21,673.00 [£10.42 per hour] (no prior experience and becomes TC1 after probation)
£21,999.00 [£10.58 per hour] (some prior experience and becomes TC2 after probation)
Job type: Permanent – From 24-40 hours per week shift-working
Early: 7:30am – 3:30pm
Late: 3:30pm – 10:30pm
About us:
Working in our Therapeutic Homes and supporting children attending our Therapeutic School, your role and duties are similar to those of a Therapeutic Carer, except that you will also be undertaking our 6-month work-based basic training programme that will equip you with the skills and knowledge allowing you to be considered for automatic promotion to Therapeutic Carer following relevant assessment.
The Person:
You will be the difference that helps make a difference to children. To achieve our mission, we want to continue to grow as a confident, outward-looking and sustainable organisation committed to the development of the people who make it a success.
Responsibilities:
- Ensuring to help the children with their emotional, physical and developmental needs.
- Display yourself as an appropriate role model.
- Demonstrate a positive attitude, empathy and resilience.
- Encourage positive life experiences for the children.
- Requirements of the Residential Support Worker:
- Experience working in a residential setting or experience working with young people who demonstrate challenging behaviour (EBD).
- Ensuring to maintain the company values and regulations.
- Commitment to work sleep-in’s, weekends, and weekdays.
Basic Information About the Role.
- 40 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year.
- A mixture of Ealey’s shifts 7:30 am – 3:30 pm & Late Shifts 2:30 pm – 10:30 pm.
- Sleep Ins required as agreed with manager.
Additional Benefits:
- Company Paid Health Care Scheme:
- Additional duties payments £65.00 Per sleep-in duty completed;
- Automatic Promotion Waking Night Worker to Waking Night Therapeutic Carer /
- Childcare Worker to Therapeutic Carer at the corresponding scale level you had previously i.e.: Childcare Worker to Therapeutic Carer:
- Childcare Worker 1 (CW1) – Therapeutic Carer 1 (TC1)
- Childcare Worker 2 (CW2) – Therapeutic Carer 2 (TC2)
- Waking Night Worker 1 (WNW1) Waking Night Therapeutic Carer 1 (WNTC2)
- Waking Night Worker 2 (WNW2) – Waking Night Therapeutic Carer 2 (WNTC2)
- Transition to Therapeutic Carer position and salary scale after successful completion of 6-month basic training;
- Special bank-holiday bonus of £75.06 gross per shift worked;
- Regular salary progression currently up to £25, 768.00 [£12.39 per hour];
- Full Orientation & Induction programme provided;
- Extensive training offered;
- Commitment to continuing learning & development opportunities throughout your career including attendance on our own accredited Level 3 Diploma in Therapeutic Child Care & Education and other courses;
- Training package worth approximately £3,000.00-3,500.00.
Safeguarding Practice:
The Lioncare Group takes its safeguarding duties and responsibilities extremely seriously.
In line with our Safer Recruitment Policy, there are no circumstances where a CV is an appropriate method of application for employment with The Lioncare Group, and only a fully completed Application Form will be accepted.
References will always be followed up and any offer of employment is always subject to pre-employment checks being undertaken; these include confirmation of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and a thorough check for any prohibitions, sanctions and restrictions that might prevent the candidate from taking part in certain activities or working in specific positions.
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Candidates with experience of: Care Support, Social Worker, Enabler, Care Helper, Care Management, Care Assist, Support Assistant, Special Needs Support, Mental Health Support, Autism Support, Care Assistant, Care Worker, Support Coordinator, Care Coordinator, Private Care Assistant, Private Care, Care Home Assistant, Care Home Worker, Support Care Worker, NVQ 2, Health & Social Care, CCA may also be considered for this role.
