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Residential Childcare Support Worker
Location: Yorkshire
Base Location: With services in Pontefract, Wakefield, Doncaster, Eggborough and Barnsley we currently have vacancies throughout
Contract Type: Part time, permanent
Salary: Unqualified: Base salary of £13,208 with the potential to earn up to a total of £15,908 with sleep in shifts
Qualified (full diploma Level 3 qualified or equivalent): Base salary of £13,488.80 with the potential to earn up to a total of £16,188.80 with sleep in shifts.
Specific Hours: 20 hours per week
Do you want to work in a role that makes a positive difference to youngpeople's lives? Are you looking for the next step in your career with a company that will support and train you?
Dove Adolescent Services are looking for Residential Childcare Support Workers to join our team. As part of our team, you will help provideflexible, individual residential care packages for children and young people. Our goal is to transform lives by being passionate, innovative, and invested in everything we do.
To achieve the ambitions we have for our young people, we know it takes a passionate team who share our vision - to see children follow their dreams and reach their full potential. Working at Dove Adolescent Services, you will be joining a supportive and collaborative team which recognises you as an individual.
We invest heavilyin the continued professional development of our employees - that's why our Operations Directors and the majority of our Home Managers all began their careers at Dove as Residential Childcare Support Workers and worked their way up.
As a Young PersonsSupport Worker, your day isn't always spent in one of our Residential Children's Homes… walking or biking the Pennine trails, catching the latest film at the cinema or thrill seeking at a theme park is all on the agenda - the list is endless and alldepends on the interests of our young people.
Your main duties and requirements would include, but not are not limited to:* Promoting, safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our young people
* Establishing and maintaining positive and trusting relationships with our young people
* Encouraging the development of the individual interests of our young people
* A desire to learn, we provide full training for you to achieve a Childcare Diploma Level 3/ Apprenticeship Level 4
What do we needfrom you?
* Experience of supporting young people who may be vulnerable is desired but not essential
* Understanding andcommitment to the role - including some weekends and bank holidays
* Undertake sleep-in duties as part of a flexible rota
*Participating in activities and ensuring we provide young people with a place they feel at home
* Be capable of working on your own initiative
* Have good inter-personal skills and be a positive team player
* A desire to engage, motivate and encourage the young people in our homes
What do we offer?
* Full training provided to gain a recognised qualification
* £45 paid per sleep in shift (average 5 a month)
* Company pension
* Employee discount scheme offering savings with over 740 retailers including all the major supermarkets, hundreds of high street shops and a wide range of restaurants.
* Refer a Friend programme - unlimited at £500 for each person referred to work with us
* Childcare voucher scheme
* Holiday pay
* Meals included
We are part of the Polaris Community, one of the largest providers of children's services, and our community of services span the length and breadth of the whole of the UK. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We're ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in theirfutures.
We are proud of our quality - 100% of our inspected services are rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding.
Whetheryou're an experienced Residential Childcare Support Worker or want a new career path that allows you to have a positive impacton young people in your community, we'd love to hear from you.
Dove Adolescent Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.
Industry: Social Care
Salary: £15908 - £16188.80 per annum + Pension, employee discount scheme
Salary Benefits: Pension, employee discount scheme
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: -
Contact Name: Polaris Community
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