Overview
Cardiff Council are looking for a Residential Child Care Worker to join the team at one of their children's homes across the city. There are opportunities available for working in respite homes for young people with disabilities or in a home for looked after children. This will be a full time, temporary position initially for 3 months but with permanent opportunities becoming available further down the line.
Pay & Enhancements
You will receive a competitive pay rate of £15.65 per hour for standard working hours alongside generous enhancements paid for evenings, weekend working, Bank Holidays and sleeping in duties, additional to your salary. You will receive an additional salary enhancement of 30% after 8pm weekdays, 50% weekends and £40.80 per sleep in.
Responsibilities
You will be working within a team supporting children and young people to achieve positive outcomes, build appropriate relationships and have fun, being there at every step of their development. As a Residential Childcare Officer, you will play an essential part in providing direct care and effective support to young people to enable them to achieve positive outcomes in line with their childcare personal plan.
Qualifications
* Experience of working with children and young people either within a residential setting
* Registered with Social Care Wales
* Enhanced DBS check
* Full UK driving licence
Benefits
* You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work
* We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
* We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
* We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
We also offer a £250 bonus for referrals. If you referral a suitable candidate who is placed in the job, you will receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.
To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, please contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions (phone number removed).
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