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SalaryPosition reference:50007561
Salary: £33,024 - £35,745 pro rata
Working Arrangements: All hours to be worked in the home
Hours per week: 1 x 28, 1 x 37
Contract type: Permanent
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Closing date: 29/03/2024 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
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About the Post:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team within our Children’s Residential Service here in Barnsley.
We currently have two vacancies for Residential Support Workers. We are in the process of renaming the role to Residential Child Care Practitioner, there will not be any changes to the current Job profile.
Do you have experience of caring and supporting children and young people and have high aspirations for children to flourish and achieve?
The role will require you to provide a high standard of care, engaging and nurturing our children and young people. Keeping them safe, helping them to learn, develop have fun and experience new and different opportunities ensuring positive outcomes for our children and young people.
These roles require you to be passionate, dedicated, resilient, creative, resourceful, motivated, and flexible to meet the physical and emotional demands of the role.
Our children’s homes provide 24/7 Care on a rota basis, working a shift pattern (Early, Afternoons and Waking Nights) which will also include working weekdays, weekends, bank holidays, and sleeping duties. Successful candidates will be expected to work as part of a team to cover the shift patterns.
The successful candidate will possess good IT skills and have hold a relevant level 3 qualification or have the commitment to complete Diploma level 3 within 12 months of their appointment.
Closing date for applications 29/03/2024 with shortlisting TBC and interviews held TBC
If this sounds like an opportunity for you and you would like further information about the roles, please email either:
Service Manager suehatton@barnsley.gov.uk
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Residential Support Worker Job Profile.pdf
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf
Help with your application form
Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
CVs will not be accepted.
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