Casual Residential Child Care Worker

Location

Rochdale, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

Job ref: RO-89610    

Location: Rochdale and Middleton

Salary: £29,777 to £33,024 per annum, pro rata

Grade: 6

Working Hours: Casual

Contract Type: Casual

Closing Date: Ongoing

Interview Date: To be held on a weekly basis

Interview Type: In person

CV’s will be accepted for this post

Doors are opening in Rochdale, come and join us on our Journey to Excellence!!

Do you have what it takes to become an exceptional part of our team and make a real difference to the lives of the children and young people that we care for?

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed and proactive individuals, to take on the role as a Casual Residential Child Care Worker, to work across our Children’s Homes in Rochdale. We ask that you have a positive attitude and have the ability to be both adaptable and flexible. The role can be challenging at times, but equally, it can be incredibly rewarding too.

Our children and young people need the very best care, love, nurture and guidance, to help them work through their early life experiences and to develop the necessary skills, abilities and resilience to support them on the journey’s they take in their present and futures lives. The children and young people need committed individuals to help them through, what can be difficult times, and who are willing to go above and beyond to help the children and young people to succeed and have the opportunities, experiences and life chances that other children and young people do.

Our ‘model of care and practice’ is based on DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy) and PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) and as part of this, all our workers complete the Therapeutic Parenting with PACE training course.

We are looking for someone who will be a positive role model for our children and young people and who is committed to effectively safeguarding the children and young people we care for.

There are opportunities to develop in this role and the Service is currently expanding.

You must be over 21 years of age and have at least 2 years’ experience working with Children and Young People in a paid or voluntary capacity and hold an NVQ/Diploma Level 3 Working with Children and Young People or equivalent.

In accordance with Section 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 this post requires the ability to converse at ease with the members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.

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The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment.

Casual User Car Allowance is payable

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS including a barred list check child workforce

Rochdale Borough Council is a great place to work. Please click here for information on Number One Riverside and the borough of Rochdale.

At Rochdale Borough Council we are committed to our Values and Behaviours.

· Proud of the difference we make

· Passionate about the diversities of the Borough

· Pioneering and Open in our Approach

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. This means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.

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Salary

£29.78k - £33.02k per annum