Croydon Council
Residential Childcare Worker
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CALLEYDOWN SHORT BREAK CHILDRENS’ HOME in New Addington
Residential Childcare Care Worker
Permanent – 36 hours per week
Salary: Grade 5 £33,012 - £33,987
Calleydown is a residential short break care home for Children with Learning Disabilities aged 5 to 18 years. Some of the children have associated physical disabilities with total care needs, and some have challenging behavior. Calleydown forms part of Croydon’s Services for Children with Disabilities Team and is located in New Addington, Croydon.
We are looking to recruit a residential worker with childcare experience to join our team and welcome applications from male and female workers. Applicants will need to understand the additional needs children with disabilities have and be willing to offer care and support that meets their needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and Care for Children and Young People: Offering opportunities for them to have fun, develop and learn new skills.
- Teamwork: Part of a team providing care to children and promoting positive outcomes.
- Supervision: Direct supervision from a shift manager.
- Skills: Excellent at communicating, child-focused, and have good organizational skills. Ability to adapt to situations and have a flexible approach.
Additional Skills Required
- Maintain the home and carry out household and domestic tasks.
- Complete children’s records.
- Computer skills for recording children’s information.
- Confident in managing challenging behavior and carrying out permissible forms of control and physical interventions.
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Work Schedule
- Regular rota pattern including 2-10pm and 7am – 3pm shifts.
- Including weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-in duties.
- An enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.
Training Requirement
Applicants without NVQ or Diploma level 3 in Children and young people will be required to complete the training within the first 2 years of employment. Your application must evidence your experience, knowledge, and skills in line with the Advert, Role Profile, and Person Specification.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact Jennie Pearce on 01689 842464
Telephone: 020 8760 5563 – 24 hour answer phone
Role Profile
To view the Residential Childcare Worker role profile, please click here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mj9T3clr29qCCdzjcYx0hrVePSkPMIoQ/view?usp=sharing
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
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- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
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Key Business Plan Outcomes
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning, and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn, and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer, and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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