Residential Care Worker

5 months ago


Cornwall, United Kingdom Cornwall Council Full time

**A career working with disabled children and young people**

As an Outstanding Children’s Services Authority, Cornwall Council offers fantastic career opportunities within its Residential Care Sector, for Residential Care Workers, Senior Residential Care Workers and Waking Night Residential Care Workers who want to work with disabled children and young people. In addition to a competitive salary, good pension, and payments for working outside of office hours and sleep in shifts, successful applicants will be provided with training and opportunities for career progression.

**For successful applicants who are new to Cornwall Council, a recruitment and retention bonus will be paid; £1000 when the job starts, with an additional £1000 paid after successfully completing the first year.**

Ideally you are enthusiastic about making positive changes in the lives of disabled children. You should be child centred, able to use your own initiative, and work as part of a team. You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and partnership working when working with parents and other professionals. You should have or are willing to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Residential Care (which the Council will fund).

**Main purpose of the Job**

To be part of a skilled team to ensure the best outcomes, for disabled children and young people. You will encourage the children to have fun, to learn, grow and develop in a safe way. Key duties and responsibilities are outlined in the role profile.

We have Homes located across the county however these roles are based in Par and Redruth. To find out more about our homes please visit our Children's Residential Services pages.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role may have been specified, our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

**How To Apply**

Residential Care Worker Role Profile

Senior Residential Care Worker Role Profile

Waking Night Residential Care Worker Role Profile

Application Form

Supporting Statement & Questions

Declaration of Criminal Convictions Form

**_Please note - Cornwall Council is unable to offer sponsorship for these roles for international applicants, due to visa restrictions and legislation._**

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out about working and volunteering for us.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.



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