Senior Residential Childcare Support Worker

Senior Residential Childcare Support Worker
Permanent, Full time Contract
Salary £31,820 per annum (inclusive of sleeps), rising to £33,140 per annum on completion of a successful probation period
Company Benefits include; Auto enrolment into NEST pension Scheme – criteria dependent, opt out available. Life Insurance and Medicash cash back plan, giving you high street discounts and cash back on dental and optical costs. Full training provided and access to nationally recognised vocational qualifications.
We have exciting opportunities at Sunlight Children’s Care Ltd to work as a Senior Children’s Residential Childcare Support Worker, working with young people between the ages of 8 -18. Our positions are open to inexperienced and experienced candidates. Full comprehensive training is provided for those new to childcare.
Working on a 3 week-rolling rota basis, based on 56 hours per week, please note waking hours are 08.00 a.m. – 22.30 p.m. you receive hourly rate for sleep hours. Working pattern is 1 day on, 2 days off over a 3 week rolling rota. Sleep shifts are included in the annual salary and payment of which is guaranteed when on annual leave.
Sunlight Children’s Care is a family run Residential Childcare providers, both offer a variety of residential placements to young people between the ages of 8 – 18 and who may display emotional and challenging behaviours. The young people placed within our services have often experienced significant adversity and trauma in their young lives and may no longer able to reside within their familial / foster home.
Our aim is to create a safe and sustainable nurturing environment for our young people and a developmental and rewarding workplace for our care team. We ensure our team(s) adhere to Ofsted standards and guidelines referencing the Children’s Act and Children’s Care Standards, Ofsted is the looked after children’s regulatory body.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for working with young people and really want to make a difference to their lives. In return we can provide access to opportunities for development both personally and professionally and progression within the company, as well as training and access to CPD. You will be a positive role model for the young people and encourage them to develop meaningful relationships and attachments, whilst contributing to their development, enabling them to reach their full potential.
You should be working towards or completed your Level 4 diploma in Children’s and Young People and have a minimum 2 years’ experience in childcare or youth setting at a Residential Childcare worker level and an understanding of the challenges young people and carers face within a residential care setting.
A Full UK driving licence is required.
For more information and to receive an application form, please forward your CV to our recruitment team via email at: recruitment@sunlight.care