JOB TITLE: RESIDENTIAL WORKER

Salary:  £19,430-£21,962 (Plus 2 increments for weekend working)

37 Hours per week – Fixed Term 12 month contract

The Alders children’s home provides short term care for up to 5 young people aged between 12 and 17 years, who may be admitted in an emergency.

The purpose of the home is to provide a safe and secure environment that promotes the welfare of looked after children, whilst contributing to the assessment of the young person’s needs.

We are currently recruiting for a full time Residential Worker to work 37 hours a week on a 12 month Fixed Term contract. Shifts consist of 7½ hours or 8 hours, (9 hours on a Wednesday) being early mornings and late afternoons potentially up until 11:00pm worked across an 8 week rota inclusive of weekends. Sleep in shifts will be as and when required on a rota basis covering evenings and weekends.

The need to work on your own initiative and the ability to deal with stressful, emotional, demanding and challenging situations are essential, teamed with good written and verbal communication skills.   You need to be a resilient person who can respond appropriately to constant behavioural challenges and have the ability to focus on the child’s positive attributes.

Skills and experience

The ability to provide day to day support to young people resident within the home, fulfilling keyworker responsibilities and working in partnership with the young people, their families and all professional relevant agencies is essential and to be able to ensure their physical, emotional, social and health and educational needs are met.  To be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in all forms is also a necessity. An NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children & Young Person’s qualification or equivalent is also a necessity and you must have a Full Driving Licence.

Interviews will be held Tuesday 20^th June 2019

Closing date: Sunday 26^th May 2019

Please contact Jo Heath or Carol Cierniak for further details on 01827 782100.

To apply for this post click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

Staffordshire County Council have made changes to the existing online application site.  Any existing log on credentials (username and password) expired on 1^st September, and applicants will now need to create a new account to proceed with an application

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.