Cambian employees are friendly, supportive and all focused on achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved with our service. We are looking for Children’s Residential Care Workers to be a part of our services within the Manchester region. We strive to build a stable and welcoming environment where our young people are central to everything we do.
You will be a dedicated person who thrives in making a difference in the lives of others and wants to challenge yourself to develop your skills and knowledge in the children's home sector.
Do you have what it takes to encourage and help our children to live independently and guide and teach them with your own life experiences? To do this, we believe you will need empathy, compassion, resilience, and positive parenting skills.
The working day can be very unpredictable, and you could find yourself spending the entire morning organizing activities and the afternoon providing 1:1 support.
We offer an extremely competitive package:
1. Rate of Pay: £11.59-£12.23 per hour dependent with a £30.00 additional sleep-in rate
2. Gross annual pay based on full-time hours + 10 Sleep-ins: £27,332 > £28,663 (dependent on experience/qualifications)
3. Training and Development Plans to meet your individual needs including NVQs and career progression opportunities
4. 28 Days Holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays and rising with service
5. Paid Sickness Leave
6. Additional Overtime/On-Call/Sleep-in/Disturbance Rates
7. Casual Dress Code
8. Company Pension
9. Simply Health (Linked to Service)
10. Days out and Activity days off site
11. Management Development Programme to take those interested from Support Worker to Registered Manager and beyond
As a Children’s Residential Care Worker, you will be involved in all aspects of their everyday lives. The positive impact you will have is immeasurable. You will be emotionally strong and driven to make a difference day to day. Most importantly, you will get to really understand our children and their backgrounds, making sure that their needs are at the centre of everything we do. You will be approachable and detail-focused, ensuring that our children’s safety is assured at all times, and that all protocols and regulations are fully adhered to.
Shift Pattern: 16>24 Hour (including Sleep-in) on a one on two off or two on four off basis.
The young people in our care range between the ages of 8-18 years and have a range of behavioural and emotional needs.
Duties:
1. Delivering the highest quality care for our children
2. Offering guidance, support and structure to their everyday lives
3. Supporting the young people to engage and access education
4. Promoting a healthy lifestyle and positive living choices
5. Accessing clinically led training to improve your skills and develop practice
6. Household duties
7. Record keeping and report writing
8. Days out (e.g. social events, shopping, cinema, swimming)
9. Contacts, visits, key work meetings and therapy sessions
10. Providing transport for the young people to access different provisions
Requirements:
Desirable but not essential to hold: a Full UK Driving Licence, NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare; previous experience working in a therapeutic environment or therapeutic qualifications; experience supporting and leading educational engagement; previous leadership skills and qualifications; higher-level training and qualifications.
Cambian are committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of all children within our care. All applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and must be able to provide at least two references covering the past two years. Applicants must also provide information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable and details of employment going back to full-time education.
Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.
All that we require of new applicants is that you have the experience to be able to demonstrate our shared values - You must demonstrate positivity and innovation, be friendly, empowering, person-centred and perhaps most importantly, be enthusiastic in your actions.
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