Residential Child Care Worker
* Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS13
* Type: Permanent, Full time
* Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2024
* Reference: TH1210767LeeRCCW
Are you looking for a role where your input can make a genuine difference in the lives of children and young people? Pebbles Care has an incredible opportunity for you to work in partnership with our established teams across three of our homes in a small cluster. You will become an essential part of our children’s lives, involving every aspect of home life from school preparation and household chores to making lasting memories through fun-filled activities and outings.
If you enjoy working with children and have the resilience to deal with challenging behaviours while still offering a caring and supportive therapeutic approach, this may be the perfect opportunity for you.
Your role as a Residential Child Care Worker
You will work on a full-time basis, averaging 56.4 hours per week (including sleep hours), as part of a team. You may provide support on a one-to-one or two-to-one basis, depending on the needs of the child.
Safeguarding our young people from risk and harm is our main priority. With the support of your team, you will ensure that our children and young people are cared for in every element of their lives, including keeping them safe, having someone to talk to, having fun, supporting them in education, travelling to school, cooking, cleaning, and learning new life skills.
You will be required to drive our company vehicles to ensure our young people attend appointments, education, and other activities. Therefore, you must have a full, valid, UK driving licence for manual vehicles. If you have a licence from overseas, we require you to apply for a UK driving licence upon receiving an offer of employment.
The role is challenging and requires resilience, determination, and patience. Your role will allow you to be creative when caring for our children and young people. Your skills, hobbies, and interests will bring additional inspiration to our homes.
You will be based within one home on a full-time basis, but you may occasionally be required to support other homes within the same geographical area.
What we offer you
* A starting salary of £33,727.20 to £34,460.40 per annum, depending on experience.
* Full-time roles operate on a rota pattern of one day on (24 hours including sleepover) and two days off (48 hours).
* You will receive 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum (this will be pro-rata for part-time contracts).
* Our Learning and Development team can support you to receive 100% funding for your Level 3 SVQ/NVQ qualification in Residential Child Care.
* Auto-enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme (Scottish Widows).
* A cash-back health care plan via Medicash, allowing you to claim for dental and optical treatments, discounted gym memberships, 24/7 access to a GP, free access to counselling, and much more.
* Meals are provided while on shift, depending on the menu choice of the home each day.
What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers?
* Our mission is to lead the way in offering bespoke therapeutic care and education to vulnerable young people.
* We apply value-based recruitment; all successful candidates will be asked to complete a short assessment to tailor your interview process.
* We offer a clear development pathway and have incorporated new Leadership and Development training to support progression.
* Pebbles has 50 beautiful homes and 2 established schools for children and young people across North England and Scotland.
* We specialise in providing residential child care for vulnerable young people between the ages of 8 and 18.
* You will receive your full rate of pay for all sleepovers and rest breaks.
Essential qualities that we look for include:
* Highly responsible and accountable when it comes to safeguarding children and young people.
* A keen interest in pursuing relevant child care qualifications and training.
* Resilient and confident when facing challenging situations.
* A nurturing and caring nature.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Proficient IT skills and experience in using Microsoft packages.
Desirable Qualities include:
* Up to 12 months experience working with children or young adults.
* Working towards, or a desire to obtain, SCQF Level 7 or Level 3 Diploma relevant to Children and Young People's Residential workforce.
Are you ready to join our family?
Please complete our online application form or email recruitment@pebblescare.com to discuss the role further.
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