Residential Child Care Worker Claremont House - Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom - Together for Children Sunderland

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Residential Child Care Worker Claremont House & Nookside
Grade 5 - £28,770 to £31,364 per annum pro rata, Plus 10% alternating shift allowance,
Shift work following as rota pattern including evenings, weekends and sleep ins (payable at £40.76 per sleep in).

INTERVIEW DATE 20th MAY 2024This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team providing homes for our children and embed a strong team ethos and therapeutic approach.

Our homes are like any other home, they are safe and secure places where children and young people are cared for and supported to learn, develop, and thrive as they grow up.

Our homes look and sound a lot like your own home - a living room that hosts movie and game nights on weekends, a kitchen where you sit together and talk about your day while you have tea, and a garden where you can make the most of the outdoors.

All our children have their own private bedroom, which they can decorate to suit their own personal style. Our homes also have private bedrooms and bathrooms for staff who are on sleep-in duty.

We are looking for enthusiastic, tenacious and motivated Residential Child Care Workers with experience of working with children and young people.

In return you will receive appropriate training opportunities as part of your continuous professional development.

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applicants must be over 21, to comply with Children's Homes Regulations. Please note that Together for Children is unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this position.

If you have any questions about the vacancy or would like an informal discussion with one of the managers, please email Hear from some of our Residential Child Care Workers, who tell us more about what the role involves and what they like most about working in our Children's Homes.

Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland.

We're striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.

As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:

• Accessibility Network
• LGBTQ+ Network
• Racial Equality Network We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background. As well as an attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include agile working arrangements, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a flexi-time scheme. A comprehensive health and wellbeing programme is also on offer to all employees. If you have a disability please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace' #J-18808-Ljbffr