Short Break Disabled Children's Worker

Job description

We are seeking to appoint committed, creative and resilient short break carers, working in Pinewood, our residential short breaks home, alongside an enthusiastic well-established team, caring for young people aged between 8-18 years that have a range of disabilities.

As part of your role, you will be expected to carry out all aspects of personal care, administering of medication and will be committed to ensuring good strong relationships and outstanding outcomes for our children in this challenging and rewarding role. Our short breaks service aims to ensure that its most vulnerable children's needs are met and that their life chances are maximised to enable them to achieve their full potential. The Council has a strong residential/short breaks service and Pinewood are rated good by Ofsted.

Due to the growth of the home, we are looking to recruit two short break carers working 28 hours per week. Due to the nature of the home, there will be a need for the successful candidates to work a variety of shifts including, daytime, evening, weekend and overnights.

You should have relevant experience of working with children. A QCF Level 3 in residential childcare or equivalent. You will be part of a team that is committed to inspiring and motivating people in this type of setting to ensure exceptional care for children.

Our Children and Families work in a trauma informed way using our innovative multi-agency partnership model 'Our Way of Working'.

You will also have access to a range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Enhancements up to £4/5k
• Annual Leave - You will receive 26 days annual leave per annum rising to 31 days after five years continuous Local Government Service.
• Grow your own culture - We have a Career Progression structure comprising of three levels of progression programmes to support your professional development.
• Working rewards - we have a variety of schemes available to employees which include; additional Annual Leave, car and cycle purchase scheme, WorkFit Membership, home and electronics purchase scheme, in addition to discounts at a wide range of high street and online retailers.
• Pension Scheme - our Local Government Pension Scheme is a career average pension scheme with employee contributions of between 5.5% and 8.5% and employer contributions currently of 23.8%. The scheme includes ill health and death in service benefits (after two years membership).
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24-hour, seven day a week lifestyle support for when you or your family members need a 'listening ear' from qualified advisor on a wide range of personal and work issues.

Please contact Sarah Pay [email protected] or Jo Webb [email protected] if you need any further information.