Children’S Residential Care Officer (Auton Darlington)

About the role

Do you genuinely want to help make a difference to the lives of children who have experienced adversity and trauma? We are looking for people who are passionate and enthusiastic about enhancing the lives of children and young people in our care.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people with complex emotional and behavioral needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle by advising, educating, and promoting positive choices.
• Help deliver high-quality residential provision.

Requirements

• Ideal candidate should have experience of working in children’s residential care or possess transferable skills from a similar role.
• Values must align with those of our charity and the requirements of Ofsted.
• Strong desire to help others.

Qualifications

• Structured training program provided by the charity.
• Opportunity to complete a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People if not already held.

Benefits

• Christmas bank holidays paid at double time.
• 27 days annual leave, including a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave.
• Enhanced company sick pay scheme.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions.
• Savings scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Staff counselling service.
• Blue Light discount.
• Charity Workers’ discount.
• Free life assurance.
• On demand pay.
• Earn money and rewards with the Care Friends App.
• Real Living Wage Employer (minimum £13.45 per hour).
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• Sleep in allowance of £80 (role dependent).

Pay

£15.04 per hour, plus enhanced overtime and sleep-in rate paid at £80.00 per sleep-in.

Schedule

37 hours per week (Full time), working over a 7-day rota including weekends and sleep-ins.

Contact Information

To apply for this vacancy, please either complete our application form below or send us your CV, along with contact details and the reference to this role, by emailing recruitment@stcuthbertscare.org.uk or call 0191 2288003.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

To apply for this vacancy, please complete our online application form.

Alternatively, you can apply by emailing your CV.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.