Therapeutic Children's Home - Senior Residential Care Officer
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
05/07/2024
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 28/07/2024 23:59
Salary:
£32,076 - £34,834 plus pending pay award
Allowances:
Unsociability Allowance
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Stockton-on-Tees
Further Information
- Are you innovative, inspirational and have excellent communication skills?
- Do you want to work in a role where no 2 days are the same?
- Are you interested in an enhanced training package and career progression opportunities?
- Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Stockton-on-Tees?
Look no further! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Residential Care Officer to join our friendly, supportive team here at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
We are looking to recruit to a new home due to open this year. The focus of the home will be to work in conjunction with health partners to provide a therapeutic based model of care for those children and young people who have experienced trauma and may have attachment issues.
The overall aims as a Senior Residential Care Officer are to act as a corporate parent and be an assertive champion for Children in Need in accordance with the Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards. You will also ensure young people are nurtured, happy, healthy and safe from harm, able to develop, thrive and fulfil their full potential.
We are looking for enthusiastic, tenacious and motivated candidates with experience of working with children and young people. You should be an enthusiastic, creative and child focused individual.
You will be experienced and hold Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, must meet all essential criteria as set out in the attached person specification
You will have the skills, knowledge to support the Registered Manager, Deputy Manager and care team to deliver care packages that support our ethos and mission statement to ‘turnaround the lives of young people in order to prepare them to live in a family’. Our homes are supported by a therapist to help develop and deliver individualised packages of support.
What our young people say!
“The service and the care home manager have been so supportive and have helped me build my confidence and turn my life around, and I’m now hoping to go to university. Living in the home has been living as part of a family for me, and the neighbours treat us like just another family on the street.”
What Ofsted said about our homes!
“It’s clear the children in this home are loved” “Children love living here and do not want to leave!”
What other professionals say!
“The homes are ‘brilliant’, the staff are ‘child-centred’. It is clear how much the children are cared for, and the staff are extremely proud of the children’s achievements.”
For more detailed information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification included in the Supporting Documents section.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council prides itself on being a great place to work where staff are trusted, valued and supported to make a positive contribution at work.
We offer an excellent total reward package, including:
- A competitive salary of up to £34,834
- Enhancements for the role and sleepover payments where appropriate with further opportunities to pick up additional hours as and when required.
- 27 days annual leave per year rising to 32 with 5 years service (plus bank holidays). Ability to purchase additional leave is also available.
- Generous Pension Scheme through the LGPS with ability to pay extra and plan for retirement.
- Access to a number of other employee benefits including learning & development opportunities, a car lease scheme, discounts at high street and online retailers, an employee assistance programme and physiotherapy services.
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Debbie Farrow Assistant Director for Children in Our Care and Care Leavers debra.farrow@stockton.gov.uk or Kadie McGhee Registered Manager Kadie.McGhee@stockton.gov.uk
We are intending to interview week commencing 5 August 2024 and you will receive notification through North East Jobs if you have been shortlisted.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’. All communication will also appear in the ‘My Messages’ section of your North East Jobs account.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.