Residential Care Workers - Winsford, United Kingdom - Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council
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Winsford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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We are seeking to appoint a number of committed, creative and resilient short break carers, on a bank staff basis, working in a residential short breaks home, alongside an enthusiastic well-established team, caring for young people aged between 8-18 years that have a range of disabilities.


Organisation

  • Cheshire West and Chester Council

Location

  • Winsford

Job Category

  • Children and Young People Services

Grade

  • CWAC NJC
  • Grade 7

Salary Min
- £26,845 pro rata per annum


Salary Max
- £30,151 pro rata per annum


Hours per week

  • 0

Weeks per year

Employment Type

  • Casual

Closing Date

  • 31/10/2023

Ref No

  • W2891

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Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities.

West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.


As part of your role, you will be expected to carry out all aspects of personal care, administering of medication and will be committed to ensuring Good strong relationships and outstanding outcomes for our children in this challenging and rewarding role.

Our short breaks service aims to ensure that its most vulnerable children's needs are met and that their life chances are maximised to enable them to achieve their full potential.

The Council has a strong residential/short breaks service where all of our homes are rated as either good or outstanding.

You should have relevant experience of working with children. Along with this, you should also have the QCF Level 3 or equivalent in residential childcare.

You will be part of a team that is committed to inspiring and motivating people in this type of setting to ensure exceptional care for children.


Our Children and Families work in a trauma informed way using our innovative multi-agency partnership model 'Our Way of Working'.

You will also have access to a range of benefits including:

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Competitive salary:

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Enhancements up to £4/5k:

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Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave per annum rising to 30 days after five years continuous Local Government Service.
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Grow your own culture
  • We have a Career Progression structure comprising of three levels of progression programmes to support your professional development.
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Working rewards - we have a variety of schemes available to employees which include; additional Annual Leave, car and cycle purchase scheme, WorkFit Membership, home and electronics purchase scheme, in addition to discounts at a wide range of high street and on line retailers.
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Pension Scheme - our Local Government Pension Scheme is a career average pension scheme with employee contributions of between 5.5% and 8.5% and employer contributions currently of 23.8%. The scheme includes ill health and death in service benefits (after two years membership).
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Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour, seven day a week lifestyle support for when you or your family members need a 'listening ear' from qualified advisor on a wide range of personal and work issues.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.


Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.

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