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Lancashire County Council

Casual Residential Child Care Worker

Id Job: 316e304

🏢 On-site
💼 Lancashire County Council
📍 Great Harwood, England
🕒 1 day ago
💰 12.47 GBP HOURLY

Job Description

| Salary £12.47 Per hour | Casual, 0 hours per week |

Casual Opportunities have arisen in a Children with Disabilities Short Overnight Breaks Home in East Lancashire. Based in Great Harwood 'Hilltop Lodge' is a brand-new, purpose-built building with all new equipment both inside and out.

As a Casual Residential Childcare worker (CRCCW) you will be employed on an 'as and when' needed basis to support the needs of the home mainly covering staff annual leave and sickness. The role of an CRCCW is wide reaching and covers many of the aspects of caring for children in a residential setting, a role specification is available as well as a job description for more details.

Every child deserves to have people looking after them who think the world of them, and we are looking for the right people to join our team who want to make a difference in the lives of some Lancashire's most amazing children & young people. The right candidates may not have experience of working in a children's home or working with children with disabilities but should have some experience of working with children in a professional capacity. This is why a leading induction and training program will be provided to successful candidates to support ongoing career development and support including bespoke training such as; Makaton, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Autism, Global Development Delay, Creative Play and many more.

Meeting a child's social, emotional, intellectual, cultural, physical, and personal needs is a demanding yet highly rewarding role ensuring every child is given the opportunity to reach their full potential. Successful candidates must demonstrate an ability to build effective working relationships with young people & their families, show good teamwork skills, communication skills and record keeping. Whilst demanding, the role is highly rewarding. A high level of patience and dedication to the needs of children that can be challenging is essential.

The right candidates will also need to be able to work with other agencies, such as Education, Children's Social Care & Care Professionals, in promoting the needs of the young people.

The hours of work will include weekend work, evening work, and on occasion an overnight sleep-in duty for which a sleep-in allowance and enhanced rates of pay will apply.
There are many benefits of working for Lancashire County Council for example:

For staff working with young people in our home.

  • Meals & drinks are provided
  • An extensive library of training & learning opportunities.
  • A corporate cycle to work scheme which encourages wellbeing (contracted staff only)
  • A generous local government pension scheme (contracted staff only)
  • An extensive supportive and career developing training and induction program
  • Extensive employee support and wellbeing services
  • Access to saving and credit union schemes
  • Blue Card Membership.
  • Access to discounts, vouchers, and employee benefits from leading companies across Lancashire. (Contracted staff only)

Although this post does not require you to have your own vehicle, it does require all applicants to have a full UK driving licence. Transporting our young people is an integral part of the role therefore the ability to drive our fleet vehicles is essential.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact; Shane Kipps, Beverley Harrison, or Kira Cameron on 01254 220700

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.

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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