Cluster Residential Child Care Worker
* Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS17
* Position: Permanent, Full-time
* Posted: Monday, March 3, 2025
* Reference: TH1259578LeeCRCCW
If you enjoy working with children and have the resilience to deal with challenging behaviours while still being able to offer a caring and supportive therapeutic approach, then we would love to hear from you!
Pebbles Care has an exciting opportunity for you to collaborate with our established team and become an integral part of our children's lives. Your role may vary each working day across a small cluster of homes, with various shift patterns to support holiday or training cover. Our unique cluster roles allow you to enhance your development and enrich your experience by offering varied work and the opportunity to work across diverse teams.
Your Responsibilities:
* Daily home life activities, including driving our children to and from school, appointments, and visits (a full UK manual driving license is essential).
* Teaching valuable life skills, including meal preparation and household chores.
* Creating lasting memories through engaging activities, outings, and holidays.
Role Overview:
You will be employed full-time as a dedicated team member, averaging 56.4 hours per week, including sleep hours. Working collaboratively with your team on shift across multiple locations in a cluster of homes within a short journey of each other, you will provide support tailored to the young person's needs, either one-to-one or two-to-one.
Your training will begin on day one with our comprehensive induction and shadow shifts, during which you will learn about the Pebbles Way and our therapeutic care model, supported by your manager and our in-house Learning and Development team.
What We Offer You:
* A starting salary of £33,738.00 to £35,209.00 per annum (pending pay review) depending on experience.
* Cluster Full-time roles operate on a rota pattern of one day on (24 hours, including sleepover) and two days off (48 hours).
* Average weekly working hours, including sleepovers, are 56.4. Your rota will depend on the requirements of your home or others in the cluster.
* 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time contracts).
* 100% funding for your Level 3 SVQ/NVQ qualification in Residential Child Care.
* Career reviews upon completing your induction, training, and minimum qualifications.
* Auto-enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme (Scottish Widows).
* A cash-back health care plan via Medicash, covering dental and optical treatments, discounted gym memberships, 24/7 access to a GP, free access to counselling, and more.
* Meals provided during your shift, depending on the home’s menu for that day.
What Sets Pebbles Apart:
* We lead in providing personalised therapeutic care and education.
* Defined developmental pathway and leadership development plan for career progression.
* Fifty beautiful homes and two established schools in North England and Scotland.
* Specialisation in providing residential child care and education for young people aged 8 to 18.
* Ambitious growth initiatives planned for 2025.
* Nearly 22 years of experience guiding young people toward brighter futures.
Essential Qualities:
* Flexible approach to work pattern.
* Dedication to safeguarding children and young individuals.
* Desire to obtain qualifications and continue personal development.
* Confident and resilient nature.
* Valid, full UK driver's license required.
* Kind and supportive nature.
* Patience and ability to cultivate non-judgmental relationships.
* Engaged and attentive listener.
* Creative ability to have fun and learn new skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Proficient IT skills and experience in using Microsoft packages.
Desirable Qualities:
* Up to 12 months experience working with children or young adults.
* Working towards or desire to obtain SCQF Level 7 or Level 3 Diploma relevant to Children and Young People's Residential workforce.
* Familiarity with the Codes of Practice set out by regulatory bodies.
Ready to Join Our Family?
Please complete our online application form. For further discussion about the role, please email recruitment@pebblescare.com, and a member of our team will contact you.
Please note that due to the fast-paced nature of our recruitment process, shortlisting will be ongoing, and we may end the recruitment campaign if a suitable candidate is identified before the end date.
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