Support Worker

12 hours ago


Derby, United Kingdom Sunlight Children's Care Ltd Full time

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Permanent, Full time Contract

Salary £30,559 per annum (inclusive of sleeps), rising to £31,087 on completion of a successful probation period

**Company Benefits include;**
- Auto enrolment into NEST pension Scheme - criteria dependent, opt out available.
- Life Insurance
- Medicash cash back plan, giving you high street discounts and cash back on dental and optical costs.
- Comprehensive induction and full training provided and access to nationally recognised vocational qualifications.
- Career progression for all roles
- Team building events
- Refer a friend scheme, £400
- Enhanced annual leave
- Additional rates paid on Christmas and New Years day, overtime rate paid after completion of fulltime contractual hours
- Employee system program

Working on a 3 week-rolling rota basis, based on 56.4 hours per week(sleeps included), working pattern is 1 day on, 2 days off. Sleep shifts are included in the annual salary and payment of which is guaranteed when on annual leave.

Sunlight Children’s Care is a family run residential childcare providers, both offer a variety of residential placements to young people between the ages of 8 - 18 and who may display emotional and challenging behaviours. The young people placed within our services have often experienced significant adversity and trauma in their young lives and may no longer able to reside within their familial / foster home.

Our aim is to create a safe and sustainable nurturing environment for our young people and a developmental and rewarding workplace for our care team. We ensure our team(s) adhere to Ofsted standards and guidelines referencing the Children’s Act and Children’s Care Standards, Ofsted is the looked after children’s regulatory body.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for working with young people and really want to make a difference to their lives. In return we can provide access to opportunities for development both personally and professionally and progression within the company, as well as training and access to CPD. You will be a positive role model for the young people and encourage them to develop meaningful relationships and attachments, whilst contributing to their development, enabling them to reach their full potential.

You may be completing your Level 3 diploma in Children’s and Young People or have experience in childcare or youth setting at a Residential Childcare Support Worker level and an understanding of the challenges young people and carers face within a residential care setting.

A Full UK driving licence is required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,559.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Diploma Level 3/4 Children and Young People Workforce (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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