Residential Childcare Assistant

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Client:

Poppy Lodge

Location:

Hayling Island, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

8

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire

Essential: Full UK Drivers Licence and access to own vehicle required

How we reward you

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Basic salary: £25,116.00 per annum
• Sleep-ins paid at £45.00 per night
• Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits PlatformVista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Critical illness cover

The Opportunity

Our next Residential Childcare Assistant will be someone who has:

• Essential: Full UK Drivers Licence and access to own vehicle required
• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties would be as follows

• Supporting young people to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Undertaking household tasks
• Engage our young people in tasks and activities

Acorn Education, part of the Outcomes First Group, are recruiting Support Workers to join our teams within the Hampshire Region.

Poppy Lodge, one of our registered independent accommodation, offers support for vulnerable young people with Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) and Complex Needs.

We are based on Hayling Island and are commutable from Portsmouth, Havant, Waterlooville and surrounding towns and villages.

Our accommodations are friendly and fun and everything we do is dedicated to creating rewarding experiences – for those we look after and for everyone in our team!

Acorn Education is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.