Overview:

Ethelbert Children’s Services are seeking caring and motivated Residential Workers and Senior Residential Workers to care and work with our children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties. The role can be challenging and difficult but rewarding, successful candidates will require resilience, patience, understanding and a good parental value base. The successful applicants need to be committed to working with children and supporting the teams in helping our children achieve their best outcomes.

We welcome interest from individuals to undertake residential positions in our homes located throughout Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs, Kent.

Duties:

• The home operates 24/7 care provision with the team working a shift pattern which includes weekends and sleep-ins each week.
• The role offers a competitive salary, as detailed below.
• All residential staff will attend relevant professional training for their development which is financially supported by the company gaining nationally recognised qualifications, Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, promoting knowledge with good long-term career and promotion prospects.
• As an organisation, we recognise our residential staff are the cornerstone of our continued success. We also understand, for a staff team to perform at a consistently high level, they must be respected, supported, and valued. You will receive a supportive on-going structure by Managers with the knowledge and experience to enhance your development.
• When joining a team, you immediately benefit from working with a family-owned organisation which has been established for more than 50 years. During these five decades, we’ve cared for thousands of vulnerable children and acquired a wealth of knowledge about children’s social care and how to provide this in a most effective to create a safe environment for the children and young people to live.
• Our care ethics cannot be taught in the classroom alone but can be passed on by ensuring excellent levels of support, advice, and guidance which is available every day throughout your career and personal development, with one to one regular support.

AOB:

Ethelbert Children 's Services offer a competitive salary, professional training with internal promotion opportunities

• Flexible working rotas that promote and support a healthy work / life balance to meet the care provision of the children
• Competitive salary with the opportunity to advance as you develop your skills, knowledge, and experience (salary range £32,263 - £35,227 pa)
• 28 days holiday entitlement - paid at an enhanced rate to include overtime and sleep-ins for relevant periods
• Double time for bank holidays worked
• Company pension scheme

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• On-site parking

Education:

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or relevant childcare qualifications (preferred)

Experience:

• Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £32,263.00-£35,227.00 per year

Expected hours: 38 - 48 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee mentoring programme

Physical Setting:

• Residential home

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person