Children’s Residential Care Worker

5 months ago


Oxford, United Kingdom The Mulberry Bush Full time

**Job Title**:Children's Residential Care Worker

**Location**: Standlake, Oxford

**Salary**: £28,469 - £34,861 per annum (depending on experience) plus sleeping-in allowance paying, on average, £6,000 per annum

**Job Type**: Permanent**,**Full Time

**Working Hours**: 40-hour week with two shift patterns either Tuesday to Saturday or Sunday to Thursday

**About the Role**:
We're looking for Children's Residential Care Workers to join our ever-growing team here at The Mulberry Bush. In this role, you'll be a role model and mentor, and play a key part in the support system for children who have experienced significant trauma. You'll play a vital role in helping them build healthy relationships and discover the benefits of education. It's tough, it's challenging but it's incredibly rewarding.

We'll look to you to:

- Plan and provide child-centred cultural, physical, play and recreational activities
- Think creatively about - and contribute to - effective care planning
- Provide appropriate therapeutic relationships with the children
- Develop your understanding of therapeutic childcare practice
- Monitor the care and treatment of your assigned children within the household
- We require sleep-ins once a week and rotated sleep-ins on weekends
**About you**:
We're looking for someone who embodies resilience, empathy, and a deep commitment to making a positive impact. Someone who can believe in the untapped potential of these children when others have given up. Drawing on your life experiences, you can provide valuable guidance and support to help them thrive.

You'll also need:

- Desire to undertake further education / training
- Training or qualifications that demonstrate a clear ability to communicate effectively and think critically
- A valid and full UK driving licence
- The legal right to live and work in the UK
**We'll care for you too**:
You're not just part of a team, you're part of our family. Support echoes through every part of our community, and your colleagues are always here to lend a hand or share a smile. We also offer the following benefits to make your journey with us even more rewarding:

- Sleep-in allowances which means you could earn up to £6k more annually.
- Paid overtime (based on operational requirements)
- A salary above sector average
- 50 days' holiday each year
- A comprehensive range of informal and formal wellbeing support
- Employer contribution pension of 6%
- Enhanced parental leave benefits
- Subsidised meals.
What's more, we're deeply invested in your professional growth and development. As part of your role, you'll have the opportunity to complete a fully accredited and funded Foundation Degree (FdA) in Therapeutic Work with Children and Young People, run by The Mulberry Bush and validated by the University of the West of England.

**About the Mulberry Bush**:
At Mulberry Bush, we believe that with support and opportunities, children can overcome challenges and shape their future. We see their untold stories, possibilities, dreams, and untapped potential - and we believe in their ability to rewrite their destiny.

The Mulberry Bush is a therapeutic community, registered as a children's home and a non-maintained residential special school. We are dedicated to transforming the lives of those affected by childhood trauma. Since 1948, we've been helping children and those around them through specialist therapeutic services. Over the years we have established an outstanding reputation for transforming the lives of all those affected by childhood trauma. We believe we offer something special - and we'd love you to be part of it.

If you would like further information on the work we do please visit our website.

The Mulberry Bush School is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK and be prepared to undertake a criminal background check by the DBS.

Please click on the **APPLY**button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.



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