Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
CALLEYDOWN SHORT BREAK CHILDRENS’ HOME
Residential Childcare Care Worker x 3 posts
Full Time - Permanent
Salary: Grade 5 £33,012 - £33,987
Calleydown is a residential short break care home for children with learning disabilities aged 5 to 18 years. Some children have associated physical disabilities with total care needs, and some exhibit challenging behaviour.
Part of Croydon’s Services for Children with Disabilities Team, Calleydown is located in New Addington, Croydon.
We are seeking a residential worker with childcare experience. Applications from both male and female workers are welcome.
Applicants should understand the additional needs of children with disabilities and be willing to provide care and support tailored to these needs. The key responsibilities include supporting and caring for children and young people, facilitating fun, development, and learning opportunities, and promoting positive outcomes. You will work as part of a team under a shift manager, requiring excellent communication, child-focused approach, good organizational skills, adaptability, and flexibility.
Additional skills include maintaining the home, household tasks, completing children’s records, and computer skills for record-keeping. Confidence in managing challenging behaviour and conducting permissible physical interventions is required.
The role involves working on a rota pattern, including 2-10 pm and 7 am – 3 pm shifts, weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-in duties. An enhanced DBS check is mandatory.
Applicants without NVQ or Diploma Level 3 in Children and Young People will need to complete training within the first two years of employment.
Your application should demonstrate your experience, knowledge, and skills aligned with the role profile and person specification.
For more information, contact Jennie Pearce at 01689 842464. To apply, visit www.croydon.gov.uk. You can also call 020 8760 5563 (24-hour answer phone).
*Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.*
Full-time, 36 hours.
To view the role profile, click here.
Closing date: 7th September 2025 at 11:59 pm.
Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer welcoming applications from all community sections. We consider flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, attending the workplace part of the week and working remotely the rest.
As part of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will undergo a DBS check.
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