Residential Childrens Worker (3 Gables)

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; Presencial; GBP 24.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Local Government Pension Scheme

generous annual leave and flexi-time

travel expenses

discount on leisure centre memberships

free car parking

in-house counselling services

occupational health service

physiotherapist sessions

cycle to work scheme

Descripción de la vacante

Derbyshire County Council is advertising a Residential Children's Worker role in Chapel en-le-Frith. You will join a small team delivering a person-centred service to children aged 11–18, focusing on holistic care and safety while working with partner services to access additional support.

The role requires Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent and adherence to relevant safeguarding standards.

Formación

• Residential Childrens Worker role requires Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent.
• Must have or be working towards relevant childcare qualifications (e.g., L3 CYPW).
• Ability to work with children aged 11-18 in a secure, supportive setting.
• Compliance with Children’s Homes (England) regulations and the Children Act.
• Willingness to undertake shift-based duties including sleep-ins.

Responsabilidades

• Provide holistic care and safety for children and young people in a residential setting.
• Collaborate with partner services to access additional support for families.
• Embed Derbyshire's therapeutic ethos to address physical, emotional and social needs.
• Demonstrate openness to relationship-focused and psychologically informed working practices.

Conocimientos

Relationship-focused

Psychologically informed

Educación

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

L3 Children and Young People Workforce (Social Care pathway)

NVQ L3 Caring for Children and Young People

Descripción del empleo

Closing date: 22 November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to work at children's home in Chapel en-le Frith. The home provides medium/long-term care for up to four young people at a time (aged 11- 18 years old), supporting a transition to independent living. The successful candidate will work with a supportive management team, receive regular supervision and be involved in helping to develop the service. Minimum age requirement is 21 years old, due to the ages of the young people.

Our Commitment

Derbyshire provides consistent, good quality care through twelve children's homes across the County. Our homes provide an environment where young people feel happy to live.

Under-pinned by Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE), trauma informed practice, social pedagogy and person-centred approach to inform practice, we work continuously to improve the quality of our Children's homes, ensuring our young people have every opportunity to thrive and develop.

About The Role

Our Residential Childrens Workers provide a service to Children within Specialist Services in accordance with legislative and policy requirements. Working as part of a small staff team who provide support and a person-centred service to children and young people, they are responsible for the holistic care and safety needs of the children.

They work in close collaboration with partner services to support children and their families in accessing additional services, which may help address any unmet developmental needs. They embed the therapeutic ethos of Derbyshire Residential Services within the Homes, to ensure that all areas of a child’s care address their physical, emotional, and social development.

As an RCW, you will need to have an openness to and an aptitude for relationship focused and psychologically informed working practices. You must have the appropriate skills and experience to perform and work within an environment that can, at times, require using your own initiative along with an understanding of the children act, the quality care standards and Children’s Homes (England) regulations 2015.

You must hold, be working towards, or be willing to undertake and complete within 2 years of starting work at the home, the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR should hold an equivalent qualification such as L3 Children and Young Peoples Workforce (Social Care pathway), or NVQ L3 Caring for Children and Young People.

Residential Childrens Worker roles attract the following additional payments. This Residential Childrens Worker role is shift based (earlies, late’s and sleep in’s) to provide 24hr care.

Salary details: Grade 9 £17.32 - £17.67 Monday to Sunday 7am-7pm. After 7pm until 7am £23.09 - £23.56. Bank Holidays £ 34.64 - £35.34 per hour.

Sleep-in duty, you will be paid a basic duty payment rate of £36.19. Any additional time worked as a result of being called to work when sleeping in will be paid at the appropriate rate for the day/time of day. Bank holidays: sleep-in duties that span into or out of a bank holiday will be enhanced to double the basic duty payment rate.

For more information on our residential children's service please visit https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/children-we-look-after/residential-care/young-people-who-need-residential-care.aspx

Working for Derbyshire

Derbyshire is also a great place to live and work. It's only a short drive to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Manchester but is also home to miles of beautiful countryside and has the Peak District National Park on its doorstep. The county enjoys house prices below the UK average and has great road and rail links. In addition to location, there are several perks to being a Derbyshire County Council employee:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
• travel expenses
• discount on leisure centre memberships
• free car parking at most sites
• an in-house counselling services
• occupational health service
• access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
• cycle to work scheme

Provisional Interview Date: 7 December 2026