Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Senior Therapeutic Residential Care Workers, Dewsbury Salary: £20,942 to £23,208 per annum plus benefits (based on ten 24 hour shifts per month)Excellent overtime rates at hourly rate plus £5:00 per hour Permanent, full time Successful candidates will receive a welcome payment of £1000 subject to Tax & NI The Company: Our Client is a care and education group with a caring philosophy and a genuine commitment to making a real difference to young lives. As an established and strong care and education focused business recognised for its experience and excellent reputation in the care and education sector, they strive to provide strategies, support and solutions to some of the most difficult challenges involving children and young people. Working closely with local authorities and professional bodies their aim is to ensure that each and every child and young person is placed in an environment that suits their individual care and educational needs. They are a principled service provider working to deliver high quality, personalised care and education within a person centred and therapeutic approach. Their trained and committed employees support children and young people with complex needs offering carefully designed care and educational programmes. They live and breathe quality and invest time and energy delivering innovative solutions, tailor made for the young lives that we support. Quality, commitment, passion and expertise is evident throughout, no more so than in the people that they employ. Our Client lives up to their values, and value their people. They are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people's residential care and education in the UK. Their success means that they are opening new residential homes and schools and making a difference for young people in a variety of new areas as well as continuing to support young people in their established services. Our Client's continued expansion means they are looking to recruit experienced senior residential care workers who are caring, dedicated and friendly for a number of their homes. Job Role: Support the day to day operation of the 3 bedded children's home Ensuring the highest quality of care is provided at all times Develop and maintain key relationships with children, staff, parents and professionals Forge links with schools, HEAL tutor-led in-home education programme and transitional services providing support post-18, enabling total end to end care for some of the most vulnerable children in our society Essential Skills & Experience: In addition to joining an expanding company with the delivery of high-quality care at the heart of everything they do you must: Have experience in a similar children's care home setting Hold a QCF level 3 in Residential Care with Children and Young peoples workforce. Hold a full UK driving license Be over the age of 21 Must be prepared to work 24-hour shifts (including sleepovers) on a rota basis Why work for us? Their staff come from all backgrounds and often have experience and skills gained in a variety of different roles and environments. Benefits Friendly, small passionate teams Pleasant, supportive working environments Rewarding work helping our young people aged 8-18 reach their potential in their daily lives and through their learning Competitive salary including opportunities to earn enhancements and pick up additional hours Comprehensive induction programme, highly praised by all of our new recruits Highly rated, structured 2-week induction programme including face to face training, online modules, shadow shifts and local induction period Career advancement pathways for all roles to help you reach your personal best whether in our homes, schools or our Key 2 transitional services Face to face therapeutic training and support for all staff, with extensive training on the PACE model Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics Free DBS check Free eye checks Free parking Free meals on shift Staff referral scheme with cash rewards earn from £500 up to £1000 per referral subject to qualifications. Cashback healthcare plan Contributory Pension scheme Annual Employee Awards Evening and employee recognition schemes. Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner. In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message. For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website. It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data. If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us. Additional Resources are an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89749412