Residential Childrens Worker (Peak Lodge - The Willows) (3 posts)

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Travel expenses

Free car parking

In-house counselling services

Occupational health service

Access to sessions with a trained phys

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking several Residential Childrens Workers for Peak Lodge - The Willows. You will provide holistic care and safety for children and young people in a small, trauma-informed team environment, with a focus on relationship-based and psychologically informed practice.

Employees participate in shift work (early, late and sleep-ins) to deliver 24-hour care, with a commitment to completing Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare within two years or holding an equivalent

Qualifications

• Openness to relationship-focused and psychologically informed working practices.
• Willing to undertake Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare within 2 years of starting, or hold an equivalent qualification (e.g., L3 Children and Young People’s Workforce or NVQ L3).

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care and safety for children and young people.
• Work as part of a small staff team providing support and a person-centred service.
• Collaborate with partner services to access additional services for children and families.
• Embed the therapeutic ethos of Derbyshire Residential Services in daily care.
• Address physical, emotional and social development in line with policy.

Skills

Relationship-focused practice

Initiative

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Residential Childrens Worker (Peak Lodge - The Willows) (3 posts)

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Please indicate on your application form which post you wish to apply for.

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.

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

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:

• generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
• travel expenses
• free car parking at most sites
• an in-house counselling services
• occupational health service
• access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist