Children's Care Worker

1 day ago

Stretton under Fosse, United Kingdom Outcomes First Group Full time

**Full Job Description**:
**_How would you like to be paid for 100% of your contractual hours, but only work 80%?*_**

**Role: Trainee Children’s Care Worker**

**Salary**:Up to £26,117.00 per annum**

**Hours: 49 hours per week**

**Location: Stretton, Rutland, Lincolnshire**

**Essential: The willingness to work towards a funded diploma in Residential Childcare and the Right to Work in the UK**

**Your wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance.**

**We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**

**If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG**
- Are you looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career where you can support people to reach their full potential and gain independent lives?_
- If so, look no further_

Options Autism are recruiting Children’s Care Workers to join our team at The Shires in Stretton, Rutland.. Our residential homes provide high quality accommodation for adults with autism, complex needs and/or learning disabilities. This would be an ideal role for those interested in supporting adults with varied and complex needs.

Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Working in a residential environment where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, individuals are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.

The Shires is a nine bed registered Children’s home. We support Children and Young People from the ages of 11 - 19 years build incredible futures by giving them opportunities, developing their life skills and personal interests.

This home is based in Stretton and is within commuting distance from Peterborough, Grantham and Melton Mowbray.

**Who we are looking for**:
Although, experience is not required, we need people who fit the following criteria
- People with a big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives
- Understanding that the people we care for can be challenging
- Be patient, resilient and calming
- Become the “go to” person for help, support and guidance with their everyday needs
- Willingness to learn not only about the people we support, but the ins and outs of Adult care, by working towards an L3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

**What we can offer**:

- Funded qualifications
- Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year_(with options to purchase more)_
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- **_ “Your Wellbeing Matters”_** - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offering through our **Flexible Benefits Platform Vista** that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover

Plus, outstanding development and support starting with our award-winning induction programme, to supporting you with specialist qualifications and best in class management development and hi potential programmes, so you can flourish and develop your full potential.

**How do I apply?**
- Click the **apply** button below NOW
- You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, more time for you Dependent upon site location.

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