Casual Residential Support Workers Scale 5 ( 14.36 per hour) plus holiday pay Casual various hours available Dial Park Children's Home Application Deadline: 11:59pm 13th November 2024 Shortlisting Date: 20th November 2024 Interview Date: 28th November 2024 Interview Type: Face to face Your Role Our children are incredible and will definitely keep you on your toes with no two days the same. Although it can be challenging at times, it can also be the most fun and rewarding job you will ever have A sense of humour is a must Our children are with us for a variety of reasons and many will have experienced traumatic life events. They need empathy, care, love, play and stability to help them flourish and move onto the next stage of their life, whether that is going home, independence, university or another placement. Can you help us to achieve all of this and more? About You First and foremost, you must be a positive person who likes and enjoy being with our children This is the key requisite for all our employees. We are looking for adults who are passionate about our children and are looking to work using an attachment based approach which really does put the child at the centre of all that we do. About Us We offer the following: A friendly working environment where you are known as an individual Free DBS and update service Government Pension Refer a friend scheme Supportive and accessible managers and senior management Company vehicles to use at work (no need to use your own car) This is a role including shift work, so you must be able to work weekends, evenings and sleep ins. At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions. Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Liz Vetcher on liz.vetcherstockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role The successful applicant s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria. Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme Privacy Notice Follow our recruitment team on X and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events. Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.