Residential Care Worker - Durham
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Full Job Description
*** RESIDENTIAL CARE OFFICER ***
*** CHILDREN ***
*** DURHAM ***
*** £27,803 + allowances ***
*** FULL TIME ***
Brook Street Social
Care presents this exciting career opportunity to work with one of our
clients in Aycliffe Centre in Durham.
This role is
working within a secure children`s home, providing high-quality,
specialist accommodation for young people between the ages of 10 and
18. The centre houses vulnerable young people, many of whom have
complex problems and need intensive support to help them turn their
lives around.
BENEFITS
In return for your demanding work and commitment, working for
this organisation can offer you some fantastic benefits: -
Competitive salary - Starting £27,803 + allowances listed
below
- Durham County Council Pension - Contributory career average salary pension scheme
- Paid annual leave - 26 days holidays per year (plus bank holidays) increasing to 31 after five years continuous local government service
- Full training and induction to support your patient care journey
- Relocation package
- Employee Assist Scheme
ALLOWANCES:
£1,390(5%) secure
unit allowance or £646 (2.5%) Maple House (based on the starting
grade) - payable monthly on start of employment.
£2,880Enhanced pay rate for unsociable hours (based on normal working pattern, 23 hours per fortnight at enhance rate of pay) - payable monthly, one month in arrears
£1,791 Sleep-in allowance (based on the
average of two per month) - payable monthly, one month in arrears
The Role
ABOUT THE JOB:
Act as a `keyworker` for young people and be a role model
with a socially desired behaviour
Engage, stimulate and
appropriately challenge
To safeguard and provide consistency and
stability
To provide advocacy and act with sensitivity
Administer medication where needed
Maintain adequate records and
undertake site risk assessments
Write reports and care planning
documentation with the use of IT skills
Provide stimulating
educational and physical activities
Possess knowledge of the
standards within Children`s Homes Regulations 2015
ABOUT YOU:
A background in care is not
essential but desirable. To apply for this post, you will have:
A passion for care as well as following compassion in
practice.
Verbal communication skills to ensure information is
shared seamlessly
The ability to work effectively as part of a
team
The ability to remain calm and manage challenging
situations is imperative
The ability to build rapport quickly
and work compassionately with our young people
A flexible and
enthusiastic "can do" approach to work
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.
Please HIT THE APPLY button or get in touch with Sara for more details:
TEL: 01179486300 and ask for Sara.
Job Tenure: Permanent and Full-Time Salary: £23240 - £27803 per annum + allowances Location: Durham, County Durham