Directorate: People ServicesHours: 31.5 hours a weekContract Type: PermanentLocation: Residential Children’s home, Mickleover, Derby
Would you like to make a big difference in the lives of disabled children?
Are you positive, enthusiastic and committed? If so, we need you to join our team to care for children in a 5 bed, long term children’s home. You will be creative, patient, caring and enjoy working in a team to provide the best quality care possible for children with a wide range of disabilities.
You will have experience of, and a genuine passion for, working with learning disabled children aged 0 to 17 who may display behaviour that challenges. Experience and knowledge of the impact of, and approaches to working with autistic children, along with experience of working with children who have complex needs such as sensory/communication difficulties and clinical needs is important.
You will be able to communicate effectively with children and build caring, positive relationships with them and their families, to enable children to achieve their potential. You will understand the physical, emotional, and social needs of children and their development and the role of children’s residential care within this. You will be fun and child focussed and able to work as part of a team to plan and deliver care.
The night hours are 21:45 to 7:15 and these waking night posts are essential for the safety of the children at the home, the role includes monitoring and care of the children overnight, along with some domestic and administrative duties.
You must have excellent ability in written and numerical skills. Health and Social Care CYP NVQ 3 / Level 3 Diploma are desirable or the commitment to study to achieve this is essential. In return you will become a part of our supportive, caring team and training will be provided to develop your knowledge and understanding of working with our children.
Due to the nature of the post, applicants must be 22 years of age or above and you must hold a full, clean driving license.
Shift work is an essential part of the post and includes evening and weekend working plus sleep-in duties in the children’s home. You must be flexible and be able to change shifts to accommodate the needs of the service.
Next StepsThe closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Sunday 24th November 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Important InformationLinks to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
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Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & InclusionWe are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
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