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Children's Social Care Night Residential Child Care Worker

Contract Type:
Permanent | FULL TIME
Contract Hours:
Salary:
£ 26000 - 28000
Closing Date:
7th November 2024
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Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 21 hrs per week (over 3 week rota)

Salary: NJC Grade E SCP 12 - 17 £13.69 - £14.91 per hour plus weekend increments (2 incs) and night allowance (33%)

Closing Date: 7th November 2024 at 23:59pm

The post available is for a Residential Child Care Worker (Waking Night's) to work 21 hours per week over a three week static rotating rota, supporting children from the age of 5-17 years with a range of disabilities and complex needs.

The purpose of the role is to work as part of professional committed team with established Management support providing a homely nurturing environment to young people during the night who are receiving Short term breaks in a Residential Home whilst giving their parents and carers a break from the caring role.

You will support children with complex learning difficulties and a wide range of diagnosis of disabilities, children with communication difficulties, sensory impairments and complex health needs.

Challenging behaviors can occur within our setting, so to fully support our children the applicant will need to feel comfortable in the knowledge that situations can arise. 

The successful candidate will be have previous experience of working with children and young people, ideally with children with complex needs. 

This person will be committed to the care and supervision of young people and tending to their individual support needs during unsociable hours. 

Their is an expectation that you will provide factually accurate recordings, which contribute to the service understanding of children's needs and when and where required any evaluation of how best to support them.

It is essential the successful applicant attends a range of mandatory training. 

If you require any information on Care and Support recruitment opportunities, advice or support on completing applications: please contact Provider Peer Support and Resilience Team on 01253 478444 or Email providersupporthub@blackpool.gov.uk



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The successful applicant will be required to work outside of a 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday work pattern and will receive an additional payment on top of the quoted salary as a result.

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