Job Title: Children’s Residential Support Worker
Location: Northamptonshire, NN7, NN18, NN9
Salary: £27,645 – £28,645 per annum, (INCLUSIVE of sleep-in allowance) an additional £1,000 p.a will be paid for Complex Care Homes
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Do you want to make a positive impact in young people’s lives?
Total Care Matters is an established residential children’s home provider with nine regional homes, looking after children in care between the ages of eight and seventeen.
The Role:
We are excited to hear from you for our Children’s Residential Support Worker vacancies at our children’s homes across Northampton
- You will become part of a small, caring team supporting young people
- Your role will be diverse and shift based and will include overnight sleep-ins
- Your day may include taking the young people to school, appointments and activities
- Your daily tasks may include some administration, household chores, cooking and helping young people with their personal care
The Candidate:
- Be 22 years old and over
- Have a passion for, and ideally experience of, working with children
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have a full UK manual driving licence
- Be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure
- Be eligible to work in the UK
What else do we offer?
- QCF Level 4 and 5 Children and Young People Families Practitioner
- Comprehensive access to a variety of online and in-person training courses
- In-house Drama therapist working with staff and young people
- Proven track record of internal promotion and development into “Homes” and “Operations” management
- Discounts through the Blue Light Card
- Casual dress
- Wellness programmes, including access to the 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Free meals during shift
- Free activities such as cinema, bowling and theme park visit
- Health Cash Plan that allows you to claim money back towards the cost of your essential medical care such as Dental, Optical, Therapy, Consultations, Scans and much more
Extra info:
Your annual salary will be made of a base rate, dependent on qualifications and experience, plus payment for sleep-ins. The base rate salary scale is £21,632 to £22,632 p.a plus £62.64 per sleep-in (up to £7,516 per year).
‘Total Care Matters Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce’.
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Social Worker, Support Worker, Enabler, Carer, Care Management, Care Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Support Manager, Care Coordinator, Social Worker, Guidance Councillor, Young Persons Advisor, Youth Worker, Youth Support, Support Assistant, Special Needs Support, Mental Health Support, Support, Residential Care Worker, Care Assistant, Recovery Social Worker, Recovery Support Worker, Care Worker, Senior Support Assistant, Care Helper, Healthcare Assistant, Residential Care Support, Social Care may also be considered for this role.
