Children's Residential Worker - Northallerton, United Kingdom - North Yorkshire County Council

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Description

Title:
Children's Residential Worker - Waking Nights - Morton on Swale (Northallerton)


Salary:
Up to £30,151 per annum pro rata


Location:
Morton on Swale Children's Centre, Morton On Swale, Northallerton DL7 9TD


Contract type:
Permanent


Contract hours: 30hrs
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About the role

  • Morton on Swale Children's Resource Centre provides support to children and young people with disabilities. We offer short breaks and day care and support young people to access local facilities, and have adventures.
  • Many young people we support have autism with varying levels of challenging behaviours, some have complex health needs requiring additional support with moving and transferring, epilepsy management, administrating of medication and gastro and feed care for which you would receive training.
  • The role requires staff to waking nights as appropriate to the post but there are additional shifts which are available to staff to pick up on a monthly basis.
  • You will be required to carry out duties such as personal care, housekeeping tasks, key working and medication amongst other duties. You would also be required to work 26 weekends of the year

About you


We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled child focussed professionals with a positive approach and an understanding of safeguarding practice in a registered childcare setting.

You should be an effective communicator who can adapt the way you communicate to engage young people who may not use words to speak.

You should have willingness to complete an apprenticeship as part of your role to a level 4 standard.


In return for your commitment to us, you will work within a supportive and child focussed team, receive regular training, supervision, appraisal and have lots of fun.


Key dates
Closing Date - 4th June

Shortlisting Date - 5th June

Interview Date - 9th June


Key documents
Job Description (full time & part time)

Rewards Booklet


We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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