Residential Child Care Worker
Dove Adolescent Services — Knottingley, ENG, WF11 0AD
Salary: £30,375 per year - permanent, full-time
Residential Childcare Support Worker
Location: Yorkshire
Base Location: With services in Pontefract, Wakefield, Doncaster, Eggborough and Barnsley; vacancies throughout
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Salary: Unqualified: Base salary of £25,755.60 with the potential to earn up to £31,155.60 with sleep-in shifts. Qualified (full diploma Level 3 qualified or equivalent): Base salary of £26,303.16 with the potential to earn up to £31,703.16 with sleep-in shifts.
Specific Hours: 39 hours per week
Do you want to work in a role that makes a positive difference to young people’s lives? Are you looking for the next step in your career with a company that will support and train you?
Dove Adolescent Services is looking for Residential Childcare Support Workers to join our team. You will help provide flexible, individual residential care packages for children and young people. Our goal is to transform lives by being passionate, innovative, and invested in everything we do.
To achieve the ambitions we have for our young people, we know it takes a passionate team who share our vision — to see children follow their dreams and reach their full potential. Working at Dove Adolescent Services, you will join a supportive and collaborative team which recognises you as an individual.
We invest heavily in the continued professional development of our employees — that's why our Operations Directors and the majority of our Home Managers all began their careers at Dove as Residential Childcare Support Workers and worked their way up.
As a Young Persons Support Worker, your day isn’t always spent in one of our Residential Children’s Homes… walking or biking the Pennine trails, catching the latest film at the cinema or thrill seeking at a theme park is all on the agenda — the list is endless and all depends on the interests of our young people.
Your main duties and requirements
* Promoting, safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our young people
* Establishing and maintaining positive and trusting relationships with our young people
* Encouraging the development of the individual interests of our young people
* A desire to learn; we provide full training for you to achieve a Childcare Diploma Level 3/ Apprenticeship Level 4
What do we need from you?
* Experience of supporting young people who may be vulnerable is desired but not essential
* Understanding and commitment to the role — including some weekends and bank holidays
* Undertake sleep-in duties as part of a flexible rota
* Participating in activities and ensuring we provide young people with a place they feel at home
* Be capable of working on your own initiative
* Have good inter-personal skills and be a positive team player
* A desire to engage, motivate and encourage the young people in our homes
What do we offer?
* Full training provided to gain a recognised qualification
* £45 paid per sleep in shift (average 8-10 per month)
* Company pension
* Employee discount scheme offering savings with over 740 retailers including all major supermarkets, high street shops and a wide range of restaurants
* Refer a Friend programme — unlimited at £500 for each person referred to work with us
* Childcare voucher scheme
* Holiday pay
* Meals included
We are part of the Polaris Community, one of the largest providers of children's services, with services spanning theUK. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. The company is an equal opportunities employer and will subject successful applicants to a DBS check at enhanced level.
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