Full Job Description
Acorn Education and Care are currently hiring Care Workers in Sheffield!
Role: Residential Childcare Worker
Salary: Up to £26,201.60 per annum (inclusive of 8 sleep ins payments per month)
Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week, varied shift patterns)
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
How we reward you
We want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:
- Basic salary: £21,881.60 per annum
- Sleep ins paid at £45.00 per night
- Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
- Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- Earn £1000 by referring a friend
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
The Opportunity
Our next Residential Childcare Worker will be someone who has:
- A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
- Patience, resilience, and calmness.
- The ability to become the “go to” person for help, support and guidance with their everyday needs.
- The willingness to learn not only about the people we support, but the ins and outs of Children’s Residential Care
Some of your duties would be as follows
- Supporting the children to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
- Completing relevant paperwork
- Undertaking household tasks
- Engage our children and young people in tasks and activities
Acorn Education and Care, part of Outcomes First Group, are recruiting Residential Childcare Workers to join our team in the South Yorkshire region.
Cedar House is a 4 bed residential home that looks after young people between the ages of 8 - 18 who have Social, Emotion and Mental Health needs (SEMH). The home is situated in Sheffield and offers a holistic approach, safe, stimulating and supporting family environment where young people can live, learn and develop.
This home is based in Sheffield and is within commuting distance of Rotherham and Thurcroft.
Our residential homes are friendly and fun, and though there are challenges too, everything we do is dedicated to creating rewarding experiences – for those we look after and for everyone in our team!
To apply now please click Apply on Company Site and follow the on screen instructions or call us today on 01204 927626 and speak to one our dedicated talent scouts!
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS.
