Residential Care Worker

2 months ago


StokeonTrent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Stoke-on-Trent City Council Full time

Directorate: Children & Family Services

Section: Small Group Homes

Grade: Level 7

Hours: 37 hours per week on a rota basis which includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Salary: The full-time salary is £ £31,364 + Allowance for weekend working, 12.5% shift allowance and sleep-in payments as determined by home worked in

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within Stoke on Trent City Council's small group homes. We are looking for skilled, experienced staff to work with children and young people across Stoke on Trent to deliver best outcomes and to keep them safe. Our small group homes are of excellent quality and we have high expectations on how we deliver the best care to our children and young people.

This is a challenging role and you will need to be flexible to the needs of the service by facilitating a rolling rota, which includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays and working at short notice.

You will also be required to sleep in when required and rostered to do so.

We offer exceptional training opportunities to staff and a great induction plan with on-going support and supervision.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to hold this position, we welcome an application from you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

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