Senior Residential Child Care Worker | Children's Residential Service | Countywide

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Job Description

| Salary £29,777 - £33,945 Per annum/Pro rata + 15% enhancements | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week, Part Time, Various hours Available | Countywide |

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship

Who are we ...

Our Children's Residential Service are expanding over the next two years. This means that we have a number of exciting opportunities for a number of different vacancies across Lancashire - Heysham, Lancaster, Preston, Chorley, Bamber Bridge, Accrington, Clitheroe, Burnley, Nelson, Great Harwood, and Skelmersdale.

As a Residential Service we hold very strong views and beliefs that our children deserve the very best care and support that we can offer. We pride ourselves in developing positive, meaningful, and lifelong relationships with our children.

With an emphasis on working creatively, we promote lots of fun activities for our children inside and outside the homes and ensure that our children and young person are supported to develop in all areas of life.

Could you work in a children's homes?

As a Senior Residential Worker you would play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the home and the well-being of the children residing there. As a Senior Worker, you will set an example for other residential childcare workers and provide them with guidance and support as you take a leading role in implementing the individual care plans, health needs, and educational progress of children in your care.

You will also assist the Assistant Manager in managing the service and leading the team. As a Senior Residential worker, you will take a leading role in the promotion of Children, young people and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential.

To deliver this vision, we have agreed on some key outcomes:

Five Outcomes

1. Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.

2. Children and young people achieve their full potential in education, learning and future

employment.

3. Children and young people enjoy healthy lifestyles and know how to help others.

4. Children, young people and families have a voice in shaping the support they receive.

5. Children and young people live in Lancashire where they can enjoy a good quality of life, be

happy and want to stay.

What our children want from you

We encourage our children to participate and get involved in all decisions, and recruitment is no different. It is really important to us that any worker joining the Residential team has the skills, abilities, and outlook that our children tell us they need from us.

I would like 'someone like me who has time to listen instead of being behind a locked door'

I would like "someone who listens to me but also takes action and who I can have a laugh with - they also need to be able to make nice food"

I would like "someone who spends time with me"

What you can expect from us

We have an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow. We have over 50 free courses for you to learn new things, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining, up to degree level, should this be something that interests you.

We have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.

For all permanent staff, we will provide a monthly 1:1 reflective space with managers, a comprehensive Employee Support Offer, and lots of opportunity to network with other professionals that support children.

As an Organisation we offer a wide range of staff benefits including access to our "Blues and Twos Credit" Union, Membership of Blue Light Card, and various discounts at local retailers.

What we are looking for...

Passion - Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small) will need to be top of your list! We are looking for passionate practitioners (irrelevant of length of experience) who truly care and want to make a difference to children, young people and families.

Challenge - Some days will be tough, for our children, for you, and for your colleagues - we're after someone who is dedicated and committed, and who will always go that extra mile for our children (even on the bad days). Working as part of a close professional team is really important and you will need to be a team player to get through those tough times.

Forward thinking - We are an expanding service with big ideas and aspirational views. We are looking for workers who can join our team and join us on this exciting journey, making contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service for our children

Values - We are looking for someone who has values aligned to those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative

Are you interested?

We would love to hear from anyone who has a passion for building relationships with children and supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes and want to join our team.

There are lots of ways to register your interest and find out more information

Informal discussion

You are welcome to contact any one of our Dual Home Residential Managers to discuss the role(s) in greater detail and gain more information about the service. They can be contacted either by email or phone - details below

North - Steve Searl, Dual Home Manager - steve.searle@lancashire.gov.uk - 01524591220

Central -- Jeanette O'Neil, Dual Home Manager - jeanette.o'neil@lancashire.gov.uk - 01772 534282

East - David Harvey-Higgins, Dual Home Manager - david.harvey-higgins@lancashire.gov.uk - 01282 470555

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

If you are applying for a part time position, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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