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Pebbles Care has an exciting opportunity for you to collaborate with our established team and become an integral part of our children's lives. Your role may vary each working day across a small cluster of homes, with various shift patterns to support holiday or training cover.
Your responsibilities include daily home life, such as driving our children to and from school, appointments, and visits (a full UK manual driving license is essential). You will also teach valuable life skills, including meal preparation and household chores, while creating lasting memories through engaging activities, outings, and holidays.
Your role as a Cluster Residential Child Care Worker
You will be employed full-time as a dedicated team member, averaging 56.4 hours per week, including sleep hours. Working collaboratively with your team on shift across multiple locations in a cluster of homes within a short journey of each other, you will provide support tailored to the young person's needs, either one-to-one or two-to-one.
What We Offer You
* A starting salary of £34,719.00 to £36,248.00 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.
* Our Cluster Full-time roles operate on a rota pattern of one day on (24 hours, including sleepover) and two days off (48 hours).
* Your average weekly working hours, including sleepovers, are 56.4.
* You will receive 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum.
* Our Learning and Development team can support you to receive 100% funding for your Level 3 SVQ/NVQ qualification in Residential Child Care.
* Auto-enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme.
* A cash-back health care plan via Medicash.
* Blue Light Card - for store discounts.
* Meals are provided during your shift.
What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers?
* We strive to be the best and lead the way in providing personalised therapeutic care and education.
* We provide a clearly defined developmental pathway and recently integrated a leadership development plan.
* Pebbles has fifty-six beautiful homes and three established schools in North England and Scotland.
* We specialise in providing residential child care and education for young people between ages 8 and 18.
Essential qualities that we look for include:
* A flexible approach to your work pattern.
* Dedication to safeguarding our children and young individuals.
* A strong desire to obtain qualifications and continue your personal development.
* Confident and resilient nature.
* A valid, full UK driver's license is required.
* A kind and supportive nature.
* Patience and the ability to cultivate non-judgmental relationships.
* An engaged and attentive listener.
* A creative ability to have fun and learn new skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Proficient IT skills and experience in using Microsoft packages.
Desirable Qualities include:
* Up to 12 months experience working with children or young adults.
* Working towards, or a desire to obtain, SCQF Level 7 or Level 3 Diploma relevant to Children and Young People's Residential workforce.
* Familiar with the Codes of Practice set out by regulatory bodies.
* An existing PVG/DBS certificate.
Please complete our online application form. If you would like to discuss the role further with our team, please email recruitment@pebblescare.com.
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