Senior Residential Childcare Worker

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Job description
Full Time, Permanent

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children who need it most? Looking to progress to in your own career?

Bristol City Council's Children Residential Service is offering a fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Senior Residential Child Care Worker, providing therapeutic care experiences for children with complex needs.

About us:

At Bristol City Council, we've redefined our approach to children's residential care. By transitioning to smaller homes for 2 to 3 children, we provide personalised care that better matches placements and creates a homely environment where children feel safe, loved, and nurtured. Our trauma-informed approach ensures we understand and cater to each child's unique needs, empowering them to thrive.

We serve children up to 18 years old with complex needs, including SEMH needs, learning difficulties, and challenging behaviour. If you share our passion for working with children who have faced significant challenges, we want to hear from you.

Who are we looking for?

We're seeking individuals who share our passion for working with children who have faced challenges early in life. Our ideal candidates are positive, reflective, resilient, and non-punitive and committed to upholding principles from PACE in their caregiving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervisory Role: Support the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager by supervising staff and contributing to the management team.
• Therapeutic Care: Provide a therapeutic care experience within smaller children's homes.
• Complex Needs: Work with children up to 18 years old with complex needs, including SEMH needs, learning difficulties, and challenging behaviour.
• Rota based shifts: You will need to be able to work shifts on a rota basis, to include nights, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays . ( In addition to the basic pay allowances you will be paid for shift work, sleep-in duties, and for working on Bank Holidays.)

Why Join us:

At Bristol City Council, we invest in our people. As a member of our team, you'll benefit from:

• A supportive work environment with ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Regular 1:1 supervision to ensure your professional growth.
• Flexible shift patterns to fit around you. This includes sleep-in duties, weekend working, and Bank Holidays.
• Competitive pay rates including allowances for shift work, sleep-in duties, and Bank Holiday shifts.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Why Bristol City Council:

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be successful in being shortlisted for interview, please submit an application which fully demonstrates how you meet each of the essential criteria as laid out in the Person Specification, this should be demonstrated in the 'Further Information' section of your application.

Your application should fully evidence your education and training, along with your previous employment history. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, therefore please demonstrate how you can meet desirable criteria if you can.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For any further information please to not hesitate to contact Sean Manifold on Sean.Manifold@Bristol.gov.uk

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the City we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.