Residential Care Officer - Casual

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Kirklees
Children & Families
Child Protection & Family Support
Residential Care - Children
Various
Numerous
Across Kirklees
Casual
Grade 6
£19,554 - £21,155
+ 12.02% enhancement

We are currently looking to appoint Casual Residential Care Officers to work across our various childrens homes throughout Kirklees. Some of these positions involve working with children and young people with disabilities and will involve the every day care and support of the children - for these positions a willingness to engage in personal care is essential. Our homes are based in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Heckmondiwke and Huddersfield.

In Kirklees we want the best for our children and young people, we are looking for staff who share our aspirations. 

Working with children and young people can be rewarding, with no two days being the same. Our children’s homes provide a high standard of care and support. We are looking for new staff who are passionate about supporting and enabling young people to have positive experiences and reach their full potential.

This role will include:

  • Supporting a child/young person with school work
  • Transporting a child/young person to contact and supervising contact
  • Taking a child/young person out to an activity or shopping
  • Talking to a young person about their day/week – celebrating success or discussing challenges they are facing
  • Looking for a child/young person who is missing 

You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced members of staff and be part of a wider team. You will also be provided with learning and development opportunities to increase your knowledge and skills.

Our Childrens Homes are based across various locations within Kirklees. The hours worked are on a casual basis agreed between you and the home manager to suit the needs of the children living there. This usually involves working different shifts, between 7am and 10pm across the 7 days a week including weekends and Public Holidays. 

Requirements for this job:

  • Experience or an interest in working with children and young people to support them to achieve and thrive.
  • An understanding of the issues faced by children and young people and how life experiences can impact on their social and emotional development well-being
  •  Candidates should be enthusiastic and creative people who are able to work effectively as part of a team, or use their own initiative when required within the policies, procedures and guidelines. You will be expected to have good written and verbal communication skills, basic IT skills and produce clear legible reports.

If you are interested and wish to find out more about what it’s like to work in a Kirklees children’s home, please contact Ben Lancaster (mainstream) or Jon Peaker (disability services) on 01484 221000

In order to be shortlisted for this job please fill in the Application Form. CVs will not be accepted.

 

Suzi Jones is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

15 November 2020, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.