Residential Night Childcare Worker - High Trees
- Crawley, West Sussex
- £26,964-27,385 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
Working Pattern: Part time – 20 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: CrawleyChildren’s Residential Recruitment and Retention Payment scheme - £1500 during your first 18 monthsTo support recruitment into this vital area West Sussex County Council offer £1,500 during the employee’s first 18 months where they are recruited to a new permanent role which is identified as hard to recruit and remain in the County Council’s employment during this time.The scheme consists of two payments: £500 after successful completion of 6 months employment (including successful completion of probation where relevant) and £1,000 after 18 monthsAs a Night Childcare Worker, you will ensure that all children’s and young people’s physical and emotional night care needs are met. This may include managing challenging behaviour, providing emotional support when needed, supporting children with curfew and they return safely if out in the community. The support given enables our children and young people to maintain and improve their skills and daily lives in line with individual care plans. Additionally, you will be responsible for report writing, nightly checks and household chores when required.There are many challenges, but we support each other to overcome these and work closely with many other professionals too. This enables us to continue to provide the high quality of care to our children, in a homely and caring environment.Experience and SkillsSome of the key skills and experience required for the role are:
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent. If you do not have this, the service will support you to complete this qualification; you must achieve this within two years of appointment as it is a statutory requirement of this post.
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills to a range of children and families.
- Ability to promote and encourage a multi-agency approach to support the child.
- Ability to use initiative to resolve problems within given parameters.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work.
- Ability to work as part of a team around a child.
- Good standard of literacy e.g. ability to write reports around individuals and significant incidents, with a Grade C or above (4-9) in GCSE or equivalent qualification in English. If you do not hold this, you will need to apply for English Functional Skills before being considered for this role. You can find out more about gaining an English Functional Skills on the Government website
- an excellent
- generous holiday entitlement of between 25 and 31 days, depending on your job and length of service
- a range of discounts on groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and more
- maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
- training and development opportunities
- health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
- a salary finance scheme to help staff with financial wellbeing, offering hints and tips on managing money, guides for budgeting, saving and managing debt and low interest loans