Child Care Officer

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council seeks a Child Care Officer to work 20 hours per week at Kings Mill Residence, Driffield. You will support and care for children and young people with learning disabilities, helping them reach their full potential in a nurturing, approachable environment.

Applicants should have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), be willing to work mornings, evenings, weekends and sleep-in duties, and be able to write reports.

Qualifications

• Approachable, reliable and caring with an ability to engage with children and young people who have varying special needs.
• A minimum of two years’ experience working with this client group is desirable.
• Be willing to work towards or hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
• You will be competent in writing reports and compiling information.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and care to children and young people in Kings Mill Residence.
• Engage with children and young people to help them achieve their full potential.
• Be available across mornings, evenings, weekends and sleep-in duties.

Skills

Approachable

Reliable

Caring

Engage with children

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

£16,229 - £16,496 per year ( Grade 5B pro rata)

Campaign

none

Term Entry

Permanent

Type Hours

Part time (20 hours per week)

Days

Monday to Friday

Posts

2 posts

Address

Kings Mill Residence, Victoria Road, Driffield, YO25 6UG

Interviews are Week commencing 19 October

In addition to the stated salary, dependent on work pattern, this role attracts the following enhancements:

• Time and a half for all weekend hours.
• Time and a third for weekday hours worked between 8pm – 6am.

Required to start as soon as possible. Kings Mill School & Residence would like to recruit a Child Care Officer to work 20 hours per week in our residence.

Kings Mill Residence cater for children and young people with a learning disability and we seek a person who is committed to this client group. You will provide support and care to our children and young people and be enthusiastic in enabling them to achieve their full potential.

You will be approachable, reliable and caring with an ability to engage with children and young people who have varying special needs. A minimum of two years’ experience working with this client group is desirable.

This role will involve working a range of shifts including mornings, evenings, weekends and sleep in duties. The nature of the shift patterns enables a level of flexibility for the employee.

The successful candidate will hold or be willing to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) and be competent in writing reports and compiling information.

You will receive an in-depth induction, regular supervision and access to a good range of training opportunities. You will need to take part in physical intervention training and be able to use this in your day-to-day work.

Informal visits are encouraged and can be arranged by prior appointment.

The school and residence are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. In addition, an online search will be conducted.

You must be able to explain any gaps in your employment/education history and you must have a legal right to work in the UK. Appointments will be subject to satisfactory disclosure checks at enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service as well as other background checks including professional references.

We comply with all the principles of safer recruitment as outlined in the DfE document Keeping Children Safe in Education (current version).

Further information about our commitment to safeguarding can be found in our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, available in the policies section of our website www.kingsmillschool.co.uk

Online applications close on 4 October. Applications will be received at the school up until 12 noon on 5 October.

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.