Casual Children's Home Carer - The White House Milton

Portsmouth City Council; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking a dedicated individual to care for children aged 8-14 with complex needs. The role involves collaborating with schools and therapists, maintaining high standards of care, and managing administrative tasks. Candidates should have excellent communication and listening skills, and a commitment to ongoing personal development. A Level 3 Diploma is advantageous, and a willingness to learn is essential. The successful applicant must demonstrate their right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Commitment to employee development

Support for disability confident employer

Qualifications

• Proactive role in keeping learning & development up to date.
• Understanding of the issues affecting children today.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Interact and care for children with complex needs.
• Attend meetings and represent the team.
• Input information into the client database.

Skills

Good listening skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Flexibility

Education

Diploma at Level 3

Pass in English and Maths

Job description

Overview

The White House is a three bedroom home for young people aged 8 - 14. The White House accommodates both male and female residents on a planned admission basis.

The Role

You will be responsible for the day-to-day interaction and care of up to three children with a range of complex needs. You will work alongside children by helping them to achieve their specific individual needs and improving their future outcomes. You will apply relevant legislation, policies, procedures and guidance relating to residential childcare.

You will work alongside other professionals, for example schools and therapists to provide a consistent team approach to manage care & risk. You will attend meetings with children or represent the team at meetings.

You will input information into the client database and carry out other related administrative tasks.

With support from a senior staff member (sometimes on call not physically present) you will make sound judgements in the moment concerning safeguarding and general safety and wellbeing. These decisions must be within policy and practice and justifiable, demonstrating high standards of care. You will attend and contribute towards team meetings.

The ideal candidate

You will take a proactive role in keeping your own learning & development up to date. For example, this includes reading, courses, E learning, presentations, legislation, policy and guidance and be able to effectively engage and build relationships with children. Have an understanding of the issues and pressures affecting children today.

You will have good listening skills and be able to remain calm and focussed when working under pressure. Be flexible and responsive to the unique needs of each child. Have excellent communication skills as you will be required to liaise with other agencies, parents, colleagues and children.

You will have a Diploma at Level 3 would be an advantage or a willingness to work towards it is essential and a verifiable pass is in English and Maths. You will also have good written / IT skills in order to write contact sheets and reports. You have the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Please ensure that you read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section 'Who is the person' as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement.

Application process

We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.

As part of your application, we ask that you complete a personal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it

About Portsmouth City Council

What we can offer you:

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact [e-mail] . or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800