Residential Care Worker
Vacancy Details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,920 - £27,514 + Allowances |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Category: | City Council (External Vacancy) |
| Closing Date: | 13/09/2022 |
| Reference: | 0000015653 |
Description
Directorate: Children & Family Services
Section: Small Group Homes
Grade: Level 7
Hours: 37 hours or 18.5
hours per week on a rota basis which includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Salary: The full time
salary is £24,920 - £27,514 + allowances for weekend working, 12.5% shift
allowance and sleep in payments.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within Stoke on Trent City
Council’s small group homes. We are looking for skilled, experienced staff to
work with children and young people across Stoke on Trent to deliver best
outcomes and to keep them safe. Our small group homes are of excellent
quality and we have high expectations on how we deliver the best care to our
children and young people.
This is a challenging role and you will need to be flexible to the needs
of the service by facilitating a rolling rota, which includes evenings,
weekends and bank holidays and working at short notice. You will also be
required to sleep in when required and rostered to do so.
We offer exceptional training opportunities to staff and a great
induction plan with on-going support and supervision.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to hold this position, we
welcome an application from you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children,
young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and
volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be
subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS).
Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.
To Apply
Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'. If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.
In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:
- Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?