Children's Residential Worker - Permanent Relief

Kent County Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave + bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Job summary

Sunrise Children's Centre, operated by Kent County Council, provides overnight short breaks for children with disabilities in West Kent. The role is a permanent relief residential worker on an as-needed basis, joining a busy team to deliver high standards of care and support for children aged 5–18.

Successful candidates will follow care plans, assist with personal care, and contribute to engaging recreational activities.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow care plans and keep them updated.
• Support and assist children with personal care needs.
• Able to create factual reports for records.
• Willing to undertake training and apply learning.
• Proactive approach to own learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Follow care plans and keep them updated.
• Support and assist children and young people with their personal care needs.
• Create accurate factual reports on care and activities.
• Undertake training and apply theory to practice.
• Organise and deliver recreational and social opportunities for children and young people.
• Maintain open and honest communications within the team and with families.
• Be aware of safeguarding and regulations relevant to Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

Skills

Care plans follow-up

Personal care support

Factual reports writing

Willing to train

Proactive learning

Open communication

Organise activities

Regulations awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Diploma level 3/4 Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

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Sunrise Children's Centre offers overnight short breaks for children and young people in West Kent, from the age of 5 to 18 years old, who have disabilities, including autism and complex medical health needs. We support children to have fun with their friends and peers, to learn skills, make choices, and to be supported in a safe and nurturing environment, so that they and their families can have a break.

We are seeking Permanent Relief Children's Residential Workers. You will be required to work on an 'as and when required' basis, dependent on the needs of the Unit.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, to be able to work as part of a busy team providing a high standard of care for the children and young people that we support, work with own initiative as well as with guidance. Working at a fast pace, always ensuring the child/young person's needs are kept paramount.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who is:

• Able to follow care plans whilst keeping them updated
• Can support and assist children and young people with their personal care needs
• Able to create factual reports
• Willing to undertake training and put theory into practice
• Pro‑active approach to own learning
• Communicates in an open and honest manner
• Able to organise and deliver new opportunities of recreational and social experiences for children and young people
• Who has an awareness of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015
• Holds a Diploma level 3/4 in Residential Childcare, or equivalent, or be willing to work towards this

In return we can offer you:

• A detailed induction and training program with an ongoing plan for development
• 29 days annual leave + bank holiday entitlement
• Generous contributory pension scheme

Interviews will be conducted under the 'Choosing with Care' assessment process.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact:

Jolene Hobden (Registered Manager)
Contact tel. no. 01892 543045
Email address: [e-mail]

About The Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Job Description & Person Specification:

• Job description & person spec PR CRW (June 2026).pdf