Senior Residential Care Officer PMDN #0009B9001

Job Description

Please be aware this is a Permanent Post

  • Must have Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent

  • Roles in 5 homes across Doncaster – DN3, DN4, DN5, DN6, DN11

  • Deputy Manager role also available

  • Residential Officer role also available

  • Registered Manager role also available

Salary details: Grade 8, £32,662 – £36,239 pro rata, depending on experience and qualifications

Additional Benefits:

  • £40.77 per sleep-in shift

  • Inclusive allowance of 8.5% for unsocial working hours

  • Rota includes 2 weekends off out of 4.

  • South Yorkshire Pension Authority contributions

  • Overtime over 37 hours paid at time and a quarter

What this Means:

  • Basic wage includes an all-inclusive allowance of 8.5% bringing the salary to £35,438 – £39,319. Equivalent to £18.37 – £20.37 p/h

  • City of Doncaster Council employer annual pension contributions £5,552 – £6,160 (subject to employee contributions)

  • Additional Payment of £40.77 per sleep in shift (on average 4 per month totalling £163.08. Annually this is approximately just under £2,000)

   
Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week & Part Time, 18.5 hours per week roles available.

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post

What We’re Looking For:

  • We are currently looking to recruit for a Senior Residential Care Officer, qualified with Level 3 TQUK Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent with at least 12 months experience in a residential children’s home.

  • A genuine passion for working with children and young people.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Flexibility and resilience to work within a rota that includes weekends and unsocial hours.

  • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The Role:

This role offers the chance to work in a rewarding environment where your impact can change lives. Whether you’re experienced or new to residential care, if you have the dedication and compassion to provide exceptional care, we want to hear from you!

You will work under the supervision and advice of the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager with delegated responsibility for more skilled practice. This role will include supervisory duties and shift leader role as well as contributing to staff development of other members of the team.

Working alongside the manager and deputy as part of the senior team you will play an active role in providing a warm, caring, enabling environment designed to fulfil the emotional, social and physical needs of the children living in the home.

The role of the Senior Residential Child Care Officer is a demanding but rewarding post, based within a structured residential service.

You must be qualified with Level 3 TQUK Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent with at least 12 months experience in a residential children’s home with evidence of skills of working with young people who will present with complex behaviours which on occasions can be difficult. If unsure, please get in touch to talk about the role and your work experience with us first.  We will provide you with support and training to manage these times. The role is very rewarding and allows the worker to build positive relationships with some complex children who need a stable home within residential care to thrive. You must be willing to advocate for children and demonstrate a “good parent role”.

If successful, you must work within the guidelines and parameters of the home’s ethos and Statement of Purpose.

You must be willing and able to undertake and complete any training required for the role and this includes our behaviour support program Therapeutic Crisis Intervention sometimes referred to as TCI.

There are additional opportunities to take up further learning and for those with a passion for developing in the service there will be the opportunity to request to complete the Level 5 TQUK Diploma in Leadership and Management.

Available Roles:

We have full time 37 hours and part time 18.5 hours roles in the residential service across our services which include:

  • Homes with young people that may present with complex behaviours sometimes know as Emotional, Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)

  • Homes that provide overnight Short Breaks where we enable children and young people with a disability or complex health need, to access services, activities, socialise with peers and development independent skills that will enhance their life experiences; whilst offering a break to families/carers.

  • Homes that provide medium to long term care for children and young people with a disability or complex health need a home where they can flourish.

Furthermore, we continue to grow our services in Doncaster with future opportunities which incorporate an emergency / end of care provision planned to open in 2025.

This application can be used for all roles and via experience, recruitment and transferable skills and collaborative assessment of service will be decided with you on successful employment.

Rota Examples:

Rotas primarily consisting of both mornings 7am-3pm and afters 2pm -10pm shifts, which includes some weekends and bank holidays. The role would require you to undertake sleep in duties, as required to meet the needs of the home which is paid at an additional rate of £40.77 per sleep in.

Typically, the rotas runs for 4 weeks where you will work 2 weekends working and have 2 off. This can be subject to change to meet the needs of the service.

Shift patterns mainly consist of 8 hour shifts as below:

  • Mornings: 7am – 3pm

  • Afters: 2pm – 10pm

  • Afters & Sleeps: 2pm – 11pm and then 7am – 2pm the next morning

Rotas tend to consist of 9 days off per 4 week rota.

We would like candidates to be highly motivated and willing to have some flexibility to covering additional shifts when needed which if over the 37 hours is paid at time and quarter.

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