Short Break Disabled Children's Worker

Cheshire West & Chester Council; Winsford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhancements up to £4/5k

Annual Leave 26–31 days after five+yrs

Career progression structure

Work rewards and discounts

LGPS pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council is recruiting two part-time Short Break Carers to work 28 hours per week at Pinewood, our residential short breaks home. You will join a dedicated team caring for children aged 8–18 with disabilities and supporting their life chances in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

You should have experience with children, a QCF Level 3 in residential childcare or equivalent, and the flexibility to work daytime, evening, weekend and overnight shifts. DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in care settings.
• QCF Level 3 in residential childcare or equivalent.
• Able to work a variety of shifts including daytime, evenings, weekends and overnights.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all aspects of personal care for children.
• Administer medication as required and safe handling.
• Build strong relationships to achieve outstanding outcomes for children.
• Contribute to safeguarding and welfare in a trauma-informed multi-agency setting.

Skills

Experience with children

Education

QCF Level 3 in residential childcare

Job description

Short Break Disabled Children's Worker

We are seeking to appoint committed, creative and resilient short break carers, working in Pinewood, our residential short breaks home, alongside an enthusiastic well-established team, caring for young people aged between 8-18 years that have a range of disabilities.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

As part of your role, you will be expected to carry out all aspects of personal care, administering of medication and will be committed to ensuring good strong relationships and outstanding outcomes for our children in this challenging and rewarding role. Our short breaks service aims to ensure that its most vulnerable children's needs are met and that their life chances are maximised to enable them to achieve their full potential. The Council has a strong residential/short breaks service and Pinewood are rated good by Ofsted.

Due to the growth of the home, we are looking to recruit two short break carers working 28 hours per week. Due to the nature of the home, there will be a need for the successful candidates to work a variety of shifts including, daytime, evening, weekend and overnights.

You should have relevant experience of working with children. A QCF Level 3 in residential childcare or equivalent. You will be part of a team that is committed to inspiring and motivating people in this type of setting to ensure exceptional care for children.

Our Children and Families work in a trauma informed way using our innovative multi‑agency partnership model ‘Our Way of Working’.

You will also have access to a range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Enhancements up to £4/5k
• Annual Leave -You will receive 26 days annual leave per annum rising to 31 days after five years continuous Local Government Service.
• Grow your own culture- We have a Career Progression structure comprising of three levels of progression programmes to support your professional development.
• Working rewards –we have a variety of schemes available to employees which include; additional Annual Leave, car and cycle purchase scheme, WorkFit Membership, home and electronics purchase scheme, in addition to discounts at a wide range of high street and online retailers.
• Pension Scheme –our Local Government Pension Scheme is a career average pension scheme with employee contributions of between 5.5% and 8.5% and employer contributions currently of 23.8%. The scheme includes ill health and death in service benefits (after two years membership).
• Employee Assistance Programme -24-hour, seven day a week lifestyle support for when you or your family members need a ‘listening ear’ from qualified advisor on a wide range of personal and work issues.

Please contact Sarah Pay [e-mail] or Jo Webb [e-mail] if you need any further information.

Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and children. It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children, or both).

To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk

Candidates may use AI tools to support proofreading, editing and presentation. However, all application materials should represent the candidate's own experience, perspectives and thinking. We are seeking original and authentic responses, and applicants should ensure that any submission reflects their own analysis, judgement and vision for the role. No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.

For any technical enquiries please email [e-mail] and quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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• RARK 8480 G7 Short Break Disabled Childrens Worker.docx