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Senior Children's Residential Care worker

About the role

Are you looking for a varied, challenging and rewarding position where you can help make a difference to young people’s lives and also supervise and mentor staff?

Our home is a two bedded residential unit housing young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic, flexible people to join our staff team. You will be part of a supportive team to ensure young people achieve their full potential by providing them with support and services they need to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

You will work a mixture of early and late shifts and alternative weekends with enhancements paid on top of the basic hourly rate for unsocial hours, Sunday/ Bank Holiday working, standby and sleep ins. There is also an opportunity for overtime.

For more information about this role or to arrange an informal chat please contact Carl.Brooks@nctrust.co.uk

Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this role so you should have the right to work in the UK without restrictions.

This is a fixed term contract for 3 months

Interviews will be held on Friday 25th September

What will you be doing?

The role includes supporting with day-to-day life, which may include working alongside the children’s families and other professionals, assisting the children with education and life skills and providing the children with support and guidance and positive life experiences. We are a small home so we encourage a “family feel” where possible, this involves eating our meals together, creating positive relationships and supporting the care of our children from when the wake up in the morning to when they settle to their bedroom at night.

You will set up the daily shift planners, delegate tasks to the residential care workers, provide formal and informal supervision to residential and domestic staff and oversee a small care team that strives to improves outcomes for children and you will be responsible for the running of the shifts and day to day decision making.

There may also be occasions where you are responsible for the smooth running of the home in the absence of a manager and report writing of risk assessments and care plans.

About you

You need to be self-motivated, enthusiastic, patient and flexible amongst other things.

You will find it easy to establish and build positive relationships with children.

Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence as you will be accompanying our children to appointments or activities.

Experience of working with young people in either a professional or voluntary capacity is essential, as is evidence of an ongoing interest and commitment to children.

When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting.

You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check

Our benefits

28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
We will pay for you to complete qualifications including NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
Free parking on site plus heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
Free meals whilst on shift

About us

At Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, children, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Every decision we make and every action we take is guided by our commitment to delivering high-quality services that make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people and families across Northamptonshire.

We know that our people are our greatest strength. Our workforce is at the centre of our success, and we are committed to creating an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to do the best job of their lives every day. We foster a culture built on kindness, collaboration and trust, where achievements are recognised, ideas are welcomed and innovation is encouraged.

We are proud of the positive impact we make together and delighted that our work has been recognised by Ofsted, with an Outstanding rating for Leadership and Management and Good ratings across Help and Protection, Children in Care and Care Leavers.

At NCT equality, diversity and inclusion are part of us and in everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and thrive in our organisation.  We are a Disability Confident employer and have a commitment to care leavers, who we guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an ambitious, supportive and forward-thinking organisation, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust could be the place for you.

Supporting Children – A Career That Matters

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