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SalarySenior Residential Care Officer
Salary: £14.03 per hour, £27,000- average £30,000 + £5k sleep in and welcome bonus of up to £350.
Closing date: 31 January 2024.
Location: Working in our residential children’s home in Sunderland.
Hours: 37 hours per week.
Please note: We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship
The role
We are keen to recruit someone who has an excellent understanding of developmental trauma with direct experience of working with children and young people within a residential setting. The ideal candidate will hold a level 3 diploma (minimum) in children and young people – residential or equivalent qualification and will be committed to achieving excellence in all that they do.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children and young people who display challenging and difficult behaviours, knowledge, experience and understanding of child protection and experience of leading and supervising a team.
“My aim is to encourage the young people in our care to thrive and make the most of every day. If you share my vision and have the patience and understanding to help our young people know that someone cares and want’s the best for them then I would love to hear from you.”
Amy Ward, Registered Manager.
Why work for us
We are a Living Wage employer – the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
As well as offering a competitive salary, we provide a number of benefits and wellbeing initiatives for our staff, including:
- £350 welcome bonus
- Enhanced overtime payment
- 33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays
- Day off for your birthday
- Pension scheme contribution & Life Assurance
- Interest free staff crisis loan
- Further specialist training to develop your career
- Refer a friend bonus of up to £1000
- Blue Light discount service for emergency & social care staff
- Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues, including Tesco, Argos, cinemas and holidays
If you would like to discuss further call our recruitment line on 0191 228 8803 or alternative email hr@stcuthbertscare.org.uk
Apply for this job
To apply for this role: complete our online application form or if you require more information about the role please call 0191 228 8803.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
About us
St Cuthbert’s Care is a values-based registered social care charity, committed to enabling people to reach their personal potential.
The charity’s areas of work include nursing homes for older people, children in care and services for people with disabilities. To see our latest Annual Review please visit: https://stcuthbertscare.org.uk/annual-review
