Residential Social Care Worker

Nottinghamshire; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking enthusiastic Residential Social Care Workers to support vulnerable children with Intellectual Disabilities. This full-time role involves providing care and meeting the diverse needs of children in a nurturing environment. Successful candidates will receive extensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous enhancements for shift work

Pension contributions

Substantial holiday entitlement

Full induction including enrolment on Level 3 qualification

Market factor supplement of £1,500

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people in a residential setting.
• Experience with children or adults with Autism.
• Motivated, caring, and committed to meeting the needs of children.

Responsibilities

• Look after children meeting their physical, emotional, cultural, and health care needs.
• Work shifts including weekends and bank holidays.
• Participate in a nurturing team environment.

Skills

Experience with children

Caring

Resilience

Education

Level 3 qualification in relevant field

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Job Description / Person Specification

Residential Social Care Worker JDPS.pdf – 125KB Opens in a new window

Salary

£29,093 - £32,654 per annum

Type of vacancy

Permanent

Work pattern

Full Time

Hours per week

37

Work Base

The Big House, Mansfield, NG21 9QA

Working Arrangements

Office Based

Job Description / Person Specification

Residential Social Care Worker JDPS.pdf – 125KB Opens in a new window

Competency Framework

Tier 7a

Number of posts

2

Interview date

week commencing 02/06/2025

Closing Date

26 May 2025 23:55

Posts are available at our Outstanding home! We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals who have the right skills, values, and knowledge to work with our vulnerable children with Intellectual Disabilities. You will need to look after them meeting their physical, emotional, cultural and health care needs. You will be part of a fantastic warm nurturing team. This post is not open for sponsorship.

You must have experience of working with children and young people within a residential setting or school and have experience of working with children or adults with Autism.

Are you motivated, caring, and committed to meeting the needs of the children you care for?

Do you love working with children? Do you have resilience to work in what can sometimes be a physically and emotionally challenging environment? We currently have two vacancies for the full-time post of residential social care worker.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person. The post involves working shifts which include weekends and bank holidays. The shifts are either Earlies - 6.30am-3pm or Lates - 2pm-10pm, and on a rota basis, working two weekends out of three. The full-time rota is done usually 12 weeks in advance which staff appreciate so they can plan ahead.

We offer generous enhancements for shift work. Paying extra for working after 8pm and extra at weekends and bank holidays, which makes a considerable difference to the annual pay. A Market factor supplement has also been agreed this year adding an additional £1,500 to the pay.

NCC have fantastic terms and conditions and staff are well looked after with pension contributions and a substantial holiday entitlement above statutory requirements, full induction including enrolment on a relevant Level 3 qualification if one is not already held.

We are a fast paced, forward thinking, innovative home which prides itself in providing amazing care for our children, while ensuring they have exciting experiences & meet their full potential.

We are proud of our staff team and the hard work they do. The successful candidate will have support from the team and managers, and they will have extensive training and development opportunities, which you must be prepared to fully commit to.

If you love: working with children, variety, fun, hard work and doing lots of activities with children in a warm homely environment and want to discuss this job role or more about The Big House then please get in touch,

Contact number is 01623 822453 email address: [e-mail], ask to speak to the duty manager.

IND3

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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