Residential Childcare Worker Grade 5 £31,986 - £32,931

Your Croydon; Croydon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job description

CALLEYDOWN SHORT BREAK CHILDRENS’ HOME

Residential Childcare Care Worker x 3 posts
Full Time - Permanent
Salary: £30,495 - £31,440

Calleydown is a residential short break care home for Children with Learning Disabilities aged 5 to 18 years. Some of the children have associated physical disabilities with total care needs, and some have challenging behaviour.

Calleydown forms part of Croydon’s Services for Children with Disabilities Team and is located in New Addington, Croydon.

We are looking to recruit a residential worker with childcare experience to join our team and welcome applications from male and female workers.

Applicants will need to understand the additional needs children with disabilities have and be willing to offer care and support that meets their needs. The key responsibilities of a Residential Childcare Worker are to support and care for children and young people, offering opportunities for them to have fun, develop, and learn new skills. You will be part of a team providing care to children and promoting positive outcomes. You will have direct supervision from a shift manager and will need to be excellent at communicating, child-focused, and have good organisational skills. You will need to demonstrate the ability to adapt to situations and have a flexible approach.

Additional skills required will be to maintain the home and carry out household and domestic tasks, complete children’s records, and have computer skills for recording children’s information, as part of your link worker role. You will also need to be confident in managing challenging behaviour and carry out permissible forms of control and physical interventions.
The post requires you to work on a regular rota pattern including 2-10pm and 7am – 3pm shifts. It also includes weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-in duties. An enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.

Applicants without NVQ or Diploma level 3 in Children and Young People will be required to complete the training within the first 2 years of employment.

Your application must evidence your experience, knowledge, and skills in line with the Advert, Role Profile, and Person Specification.

For further information please contact Jennie Pearce on 01689 842464.
To apply go to: www.croydon.gov.uk
Telephone: [phone] – 24 hour answer phone

Full-time 36 Hours

To view the Residential Childcare Care Worker role profile please click here.

Closing date 15 May 2025 @11:59pm

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.