Senior Residential Childcare Officer – Birmingham

Liquid Personnel; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Residential Childcare Officer to join their team in Birmingham. In this rewarding role, you will provide a nurturing and supportive environment for children and young people, advocating for their needs in various settings. You'll play a crucial role in helping them transition back to families or prepare for adulthood, ensuring their voices are heard in the creation of Care Plans. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of vulnerable youth while enjoying competitive benefits, including faster pay and dedicated support from experienced consultants.

Benefits

Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Dedicated consultant

Access to exclusive roles

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Eligible to work in the UK and hold a full UK license.
• Experience in providing care and support to children.

Responsibilities

• Provide a caring environment for children and young people.
• Advocate for children in various settings like schools and health facilities.
• Assist in implementing Care Plans for children.

Skills

Advocacy for children and young people

Caring and supportive environment provision

Care Plan and Pathway Plan implementation

Communication with social work staff

Education

Post-qualified experience in childcare

Job description

Liquid Personnel have an exclusive opportunity for Senior Residential Childcare Officer to join in Birmingham.

Your key responsibilities as Senior Residential Childcare Officer:

• To provide a caring and supportive environment for children and young people. Respect and affirm their racial, cultural, and religious identity and lifestyle.
• To advocate for and support children and young people, which could include representing them or accompanying them at Schools, Health facilities, job centres and other events.
• To assist in returning children/young people to their families or help them to move on to alternative carers or preparing them for adulthood as part of the Care Plan and Pathway Plan.
• To help field social work staff, parents and carers in the design and implement of Care Plans and Placement Plans for each child/young person, considering the views of the child/young person.

Essential Requirement:

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK licence.
• Post-qualified experience

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly.
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies.
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive SEND knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of SEND positions across the UK.

“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place.

“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us.

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.