Job description
Are you currently an experienced and passionate Support Worker? We need you to help lead a new specialism within Children's Residential Care.
Cedars Childcare are currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Childcare Practitioner with a passion for providing high-quality care to manage a 3x bedded home with a unique specialism!
This home will only look after children who are awaiting placement with a foster family. Typically supporting a younger group of children aged 6-12, you could expect placement terms between 6-12 months, whilst a suitable family is found. These will be less challenging children who haven't previously been placed in residential care.
City and County LA have encouraged Cedars Childcare to offer this service. It will help protect children from being exposed to damaging behaviours within mainstream residential care.
Through links with local IFA’s, we will bridge these younger children into loving families as soon as they become available!
Benefits:
⭐Development Program, this role is draped in support from the management team to progress your career towards a Senior role.
⭐ Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare
⭐ Hourly Rate £13.00- £14.00 p/h depending on experience (Paid as monthly salary)
⭐Additional £50 sleep-over payments
⭐OTE £31,000 - £33,000 p/a (full time equivalent)
⭐APPCIOS Accreditation, Cedars Childcare will offer the opportunity to work toward accreditation with APPCIOS as a Therapeutic Practitioner
⭐Two FULL weekends off per month!!
⭐24 Hours per week (Average)
⭐ Wellbeing package
Key details about the company & home:
⭐3x bedded home for young people aged 6-12
⭐Beautiful private home, set in a sleepy Leicestershire village
⭐Wellbeing is incredibly important, and all staff will feel valued & appreciated
In this role, you will be responsible for:
✅ Ensuring that the home meets the highest standards of care and safety, and proactively takes steps to provide exceptional care to the children in the home
✅ Creating an open and welcoming culture in which the children feel listened to and supported
✅ Developing life skills and promoting the young people’s independence
✅ Collaborating with the Senior Management Team to ensure the home goes beyond in providing outstanding care
Minimum Requirements for this
✅ 12 months experience within a childrens residential setting and a passion for children’s welfare and development (Preferred)
✅ The Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare & Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management, Social Care pathway (Preferred)
✅ A working knowledge of relevant OFSTED legislation, regulations and policies and procedures
✅ A manual driving license
If you feel you would be a good fit for this Ofsted Residential Childcare Worker role, please don't hesitate to apply...
INDCHAR
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £13.00-£14.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
