Care Officer

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Hessle; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend enhancements

Additional hours

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council invites applications for a part-time Residential Care Worker at St. Anne's Residence in Hessle. You will support children and young people with care across 48 weeks, helping them build independence, social and communication skills while prioritising safety and emotional well-being.

The role offers a rota with early and late shifts. An NVQ/Diploma level 3 in relevant care pathways is ideal, but training will be provided for those without the qualification.

Qualifications

• Ideal: NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Care of Children and Young People/Social Care Pathways/Residential Child Care.
• Training and progression provided if qualification not held.

Responsibilities

• Support care across 48 weeks of the year.
• Develop self-help, independence and social/communication skills.
• Focus on emotional well-being and safety of children and young people.
• Work with an excellent manager and team.

Skills

Care giving

Behaviour management

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Care of Children and Young People/Social Care Pathways/Residential Child Care

Job description

£19,698 - £20,022 per year ( Grade 5B pro rata)

Campaign

none

Term Entry

Permanent

Type Hours

Part time (23.5 hours per week)

Days

Monday to Sunday

Address

St. Anne's School and Sixth Form College Residence, Boothferry Road, Hessle, HU13 9AR

St Anne's Residence provides short breaks to children and young people aged 5-19 years offering structure and consistency. We are rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted.

This is an extremely rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives in a Residential Care Setting, by supporting with care across 48 weeks of the year (please note we are separate facility to the School)

We pride ourselves on developing self-help, independence, social and communication skills through reactional activities on and off site for children and young people. The emotional well-being of children and young people and safety is a high priority.

Ideally you will be qualified with an NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Care of Children and Young People/Social Care Pathways/Residential Child Care. However, opportunity and support will be available if this qualification is not held.

If you’d like to join to come and join us, you should be committed to promoting positive values; you’ll have a confident and positive approach to behaviour management. You’ll have the opportunity to develop professionally with access to training and learning, and the support from an excellent manager and team.

Copy of the rota is available upon request;

You will work shifts, and will have set working days across the week (7-9.30am shifts on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays. A 3-9pm shift on a Thursday, and you will work every other weekend)

The rota is 2 weekly.

In addition to the stated salary, this role attracts new enhancements from 1st April 2024 which include:

• Time and a half for weekend hours worked between 7am and 11pm
• Time and a third for weekday evening hours worked between 8pm and 11pm.

There will also be the opportunity to pick up additional hours, should you choose.

Appointments will be subject to satisfactory disclosures at enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Services and other background checks, including social media. You must provide at least the last 10 years of employment or education history and explain any gaps and you must have a legal right to work in the UK.

Online applications close on 2 November. Applications will be received at the school up until 9am on 3 November.

If you are a current East Riding of Yorkshire Council employee, you cannot use your East Riding email account to login and apply for jobs online. To submit an application, you must create an account or sign in using a personal email address.

Schools applications

This school does not have the resources to send individual notifications to all applicants who are not shortlisted so if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have been unsuccessful.

If selected for interview, an online search will be conducted for candidates. This is in line with KCSiE 2022.

DBS/Medical check

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check. The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All members of staff are expected to share this commitment.

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