Residential Childcare Worker

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is seeking Residential Childcare Workers to provide vital care and support for children in residential settings. Successful candidates will work in a nurturing environment, ensuring the welfare and development of children who have experienced trauma. Positions involve shift work, leadership support, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Guaranteed pension

Flexitime

Extensive training opportunities

Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience with children in residential settings who have experienced trauma.
• Ability to promote well-being and positive outcomes for children.
• Flexibility to work various shift patterns including sleep-in duties.

Responsibilities

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Supporting children in daily routines and development.
• Building relationships with children and families.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

L3 Diploma in Children and Young People Workforce

Degree in Social Work

Tools

IT skills for report writing

Job description

About Us

Cheshire East is dedicated to creating positive and measurable outcomes for every child in our care. We are at the start of an exciting journey to provide in house, specialist residential care, for our children who have experienced trauma in their early lives and need a safe, stable and nurturing home to thrive.

The Vacancy

We are currently seeking to recruit a number of Residential Childcare Workers who have the drive, determination, experience and tenacity to come on this exciting journey with us. We have several homes we are planning to open within the next 12months and therefore this is an opportunity to work alongside and be a part of the leadership team to shape the future of Cheshire East’s residential provision. You will be working in an environment where the things you do every day could have a life-changing impact on the children & young people in our care.

This role will involve shift work that will include days, evenings and overnight to meet the needs of the home and the children and young people living in it. You will be involved in supporting children and young people in all aspects of their life including, promoting their physical and emotional well-being, development, and daily routines such as school attendance, hobbies, attending appointments and maintaining links with family.

Extensive support will be offered from the Registered Manager, alongside Senior Residential Support staff in the home, and the Responsible Individual who will have experience of running Children’s Homes.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our children and young people so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

About you

Experience in working with children and young people in a residential setting who have suffered trauma would be extremely beneficial for this role. Our ideal candidate has an appetite and proven ability to contribute to positive and exceptional achieved outcomes; putting the welfare and happiness of our children at the forefront of everything we do. You will possess excellent communication skills have a positive attitude and a compassionate, empathetic and caring manner.

You will also have a strong focus on values, outcomes for children and excellence supported by the Local Authority who will also take a personal interest in your performance, development and your wellbeing. Your success will be the empowerment of the children and young people, and the achievements of our services.

The role

The role of a Residential Childcare Worker will involve providing day-to-day care to our children and young people within a stable, safe, and nurturing environment. You will build positive relationships with each child and young person in order to meet their various needs, taking responsibility as a keyworker.

You will support the Registered Homes Manager and Senior Residential Support Workers to ensure we meet the Statement of Purpose, with particular emphasis on providing a person-centred therapeutic service, through delivering high quality childcare to our children and young people.

The Core Responsibilities will be:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Working in accordance with children’s and young people’s care plans and risk assessments and contributing to their review.
• Forming effective relationships with children and young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies.
• To ensure the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhere to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the children and young people to participate as appropriate.
• To ensure that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from Senior Residential Support Workers and Managers.
• To maintain and promote residential childcare to high levels of professionalism expected by Cheshire East Council and Ofsted.
• To contribute to the educational and social development of each child and young person and assist in the implementation of Individual Education Plans.
• To meet the emotional and physical needs of our children and young people and maximize opportunities for their development.

Essential Qualifications and experience:

• L3 Diploma in Children and Young People Workforce (desirable) or relevant degree e.g. in Social Work
• Experience in a children's home setting (highly desirable), but not necessary.

• Excellent I.T skills, including report writing.
• Excellent knowledge of the Children’s Home (England) Regulations 2015 and the Quality Standards within it

• Flexibility to work 24-to-48-hour shift patterns (including sleep-in) - rota given in advance.
• All candidates must be over the age of 21 to meet industry regulations.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience:

• L3 Diploma in Children and Young People Workforce
• Experience of PACE model
• Team Teach trained

Cheshire East Council is committed to supporting people with disabilities and will make reasonable adjustments to these requirements where this enables a disabled person to do the job effectively.

We look forward to your application and partnering you in this exciting new stage of your career.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all employees and volunteers to share this ethos. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check along with positive reference checks.A full driving licence is desirable.

• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Work Location: In person

Benefits:

• A guaranteed pension
• Option to take a tax-free lump sum when you retire
• Choice to increase your pension by up to £5,000 per annum
• To retire voluntarily at age 55 with reduced benefits
• Immediate benefits at any age if you have to retire due to ill health
• Death in service lump sum of three years actual pay
• Survivors pensions payable for spouse, partner, cohabiting partners and eligible children
• Sick Pay
• Maternity/Adoption Pay
• Extensive training opportunities
• On-site parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexitime
• Apprenticeships
• Purchase annual leave
• Everybody health and fitness staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted Microsoft Office Products
• Blue Light Card discount -
• Home broadband offer from Virgin media- for council staff

HOW TO APPLY
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to
working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you. To apply for the role please click applyfor this job at the bottom of the page, or, for or an informal chat about the role please contact Cheryl Wells below.

FURTHER INFORMATION

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