Residential Child Care Worker

Residential Child Care Worker Posted: Monday, January 20, 2025 Job Reference: GG1230000WigRCCW Are you looking for a role that specializes in children’s residential care and can offer you flexible hours that fit around your other commitments? Pebbles Care is building a zero-hour workforce that provides additional support for our children and young people across a region or area. Our zero-hour employees are eligible for fantastic employee benefits and will have full access to internal opportunities for progression throughout the company. Your role and responsibilities: Ensure that our children and young people are cared for in every aspect of their lives, including keeping them safe from harm, supporting their education, cooking, cleaning, and participating in fun activities. Provide crucial support to our care teams across a small number of homes within the same geographical area. Receive a full induction, shadow shifts, and in-depth training, including a full introduction to Therapeutic Parenting. Communicate regularly regarding your availability for shifts and cover as many shifts as possible, with at least one shift every four weeks to remain in the role. What we offer you: Hourly rate of £11.50-£12.00 per hour, depending on qualifications and training (Full-time equivalent salary is £33,727 to £35,193). Covers 24-hour shifts, including sleepovers, or part-time daytime shifts. Accrue paid annual leave for every hour worked (Full-time equivalent is 28 days). Receive full pay for all sleepovers and rest breaks. Employee referral scheme of £400 for every successful referral. Full in-depth introduction to Therapeutic Parenting. Auto-enrolment into our Company pension scheme (The People’s Pension). Cash back health care plan via Medicash for dental and optical treatments, discounted gym memberships, 24/7 access to a GP, free counselling, and more. A collaborative, considerate, and progressive culture. What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers? Our mission is to lead the way in offering bespoke therapeutic care and education to vulnerable young people. Pebbles has 50 beautiful homes and 2 established schools for children and young people across North England and Scotland. Specializes in providing residential child care for vulnerable young people aged 8 to 18. Innovative and exciting plans for growth in 2024 and beyond. Nearly 21 years’ experience in supporting young people to unlock brighter futures. Additional rewards and benefits: Monthly social recognition awards. Annual young people and employee awards ceremony. Costs covered for updating your disclosure certificate. Costs covered for professional membership fees, if relevant and essential for your role. Full access to an employee portal, intranet page, and company newsletters. Essential qualities we look for: Highly responsible and accountable regarding safeguarding children and young people. A desire to pursue child care qualifications and training. A nurturing and caring nature. Patience and resilience to form non-judgmental relationships. An active and supportive listener. A creative ability towards having fun and learning new skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficient IT skills and experience in using Microsoft packages. A full, valid UK manual driver's licence (all homes have their own vehicles). Desirable qualities: One year’s experience working with children or young adults is highly desirable. SCQF Level 7 (Scotland) or Level 3 Diploma (England) relevant to Children and Young People's Residential workforce or a desire to work towards this. Familiarity with the Codes of Practice set out by regulatory bodies, i.e., SSSC / Ofsted. An existing PVG / DBS certificate or willingness to obtain this. Are you ready to join our family? Please complete our online application form. We thank you in advance for taking the time to complete it. Our recruitment team will contact you as soon as possible via email or telephone to let you know the next steps and to answer any questions you may have. All successful candidates are required to complete an online disclosure to work with children. The cost of which will be covered by Pebbles Care.

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