St Cuthbert's Care
Senior Children’S Residential Care Officer – Auton Darlington)
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Senior Children's Residential Care Officer
Salary: £16:56 per hour plus enhanced overtime and sleep-in rate paid at £80 per sleep-in.
Location: Auton House, Darlington
Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Please note: We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship
Find your potential by helping others to reach theirs
We are looking for an experienced Senior Residential Care Officer to join us at our residential children’s home in Darlington. The successful candidate will have 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 in children and young people and will be passionate and enthusiastic about enhancing the lives of children and young people in our care. Previous experience of leading and supervising a staff team is also essential.
As one of our Senior Residential Care Officers, you will support children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle by advising, educating and promoting positive choices. It is important that your values align with those of our charity, the requirements of Ofsted and that you have integrity and a strong desire to help others.
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Why join St Cuthbert’s Care?
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.
We are proud to be 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.
We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, including a day off for your birthday
- Christmas bank holidays paid at double time
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Company sick pay scheme
- Staff savings scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- Free staff counselling service
- Blue Light discount offering shopping discounts on thousands of stores
- Charity workers’ discount
- Free life assurance
- Earn money and rewards with the Care Friends App
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How To Apply For This Job
To apply for this vacancy, please either complete our application form below or send us your CV, along with contact details and the reference to this role, by emailing recruitment@stcuthbertscare.org.uk or call 0191 2288003
To apply for this vacancy, please complete our online application form
Alternatively, you can apply by emailing your CV
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note: We are unable to employ candidates requiring international visa sponsorship.
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