Waking Night Residential Childcare Worker

2 weeks ago


Croydon, United Kingdom Croydon Council Full time

**Job title**: Waking Nights Residential Childcare Worker

**Department**: Children’s Services; Children with Learning Disabilities aged 5 to 18 years

**Location**: Calleydown House; New Addington (CR0)

**Grade / Salary**: Grade 5; £28,269 - £29,214 pro rata + waking night enhancements also applies

**Hours of work**: 10 per week;
_including weekends, sleep-in duties and Bank Holidays as specified in the rota_

**Contract type**: Permanent

**“Have you got the passion and drive to make positive changes in the lives of children and young people?”**

**The Opportunity**

Calleydown is a residential short break care home for Children with Learning Disabilities aged 5 to 18 years. Some of the children have associated physical disabilities with total care needs, and some have challenging behaviour. Calleydown forms part of Croydon’s Services for Children with Disabilities Team and is located in New Addington, Croydon.

Applicants will need to understand the additional needs children with disabilities have and be willing to offer care and support that meets their needs. The key responsibilities of a Residential Childcare Worker are to support and care for children and young people, offering opportunities for them to have fun, develop and learn new skills. You will be part of a team providing care to children and promoting positive outcomes. You will have direct supervision from a shift manager, and will need to be excellent at communicating, child focused and have good organisational skills. You will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to adapt to situations and have a flexible approach.

Additional skills required will be to maintain the home and carry out household and domestic tasks, complete children’s records and have computer skills for recording children’s information, as part of your linkworker role. You will also need to be confident in managing challenging behaviour and carry out permissible forms of control and physical interventions.

Applicants without NVQ or Diploma level 3 in Children and young people would need to complete this within two years of employment.

**Benefits of working with us**
- A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
- 29 Days’ annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Investment into your staff well-being
- Good management support for carers
- Regular supervision from the shift manager
- Working within a close team who support one another

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**Why join us**
- Our teams consist of experienced care workers at various levels
- The team arrange meetings weekly to ensure all colleagues have the support required to
- fulfil their duties
- The ethos at Croydon is very much about working together to make positive change
- You will join an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise
- You will have the support of an extremely knowledgeable and understanding manager

**About You**

We are looking for experienced childcare workers who also are / have;
- Prior substantial experience of preferably in care or educational setting with children or adults with learning disabilities.
- Knowledge and understanding of the care of children and their disability.
- An understanding of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 / Every Child Matters, Children
- and Families legislation 2014 and Children's Homes Regulations
- NVQ/ Diploma 3 CYP or accepted equivalent for Residential care work post

**For further information please contact Jennie Pearce on 01689 842464 / 020 8760 5563 - 24 hour answer phone**

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**Recruitment and Selection Timeline**

Shortlisting will take place WC 14th August 2023

Interviews will take place WC 21st August 2023

**Equal opportunities**

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.


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