Job Description

- 3 shifts per week
- 1 sleep per week
- Sleeps paid at 70.50 per night
- Amazing work life balance
- Overtime available
- Hourly Rate 12.69
- Funded Ofsted qualifications
- Part of a growing company providing ample opportunity for promotion and career development
- Feel valued, respected, heard and appreciated as opposed to a number!

IF THE POINTS ABOVE SOUND APPEALING TO YOU, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The Beeches UK vision is providing support and care for children and young people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours, promoting independence, choice and valuing individual uniqueness, diversity and achieving outcomes that matters most to the children and young people we care for.

In all our residential settings, we work to create a home environment that exceeds the needs of children and young people. You should be passionate for children`s and young people`s well-being and have a caring and patient nature. We have roles across the business in either Children's Residential Care or Young People's Supported Living.

We are looking for an engaging and positive Care Worker to join our Peterborough service where we support children and young people. Service users may have a complex needs challenging behaviour, learning disabilities and other emotional or social needs.

You will need to be able to commit to our rota system that includes day and evening shifts of 15 hours, overnight sleep ins and weekends. More importantly, you will need to commit to being a significant positive influence in the lives of our young people.

No two days are ever the same, sometimes they may be challenging but always positive.

What does a Childcare Worker do?

Supporting children and young people on focusing on their education, behaviour, and physical and mental well-being to achieve a positive outcome.

Provide an experience of a childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood.

Supporting young people to attend appointments, liaise with doctors, social workers on behalf of the young people trying to help them back into the community, helping with schoolwork and assisting with any other outdoor activities.

Enabling young people to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives through positive behaviours and planned activities.

To react in emergency situations quickly and efficiently and to ensure the wellbeing of the young children/people and others.

You will be confident in complying with all regulatory requirements, i.e., Health and Safety, COSHH, RIDDOR and Accident Reporting.

You will be confident with support plans, risk assessments and able to complete a thorough handover to the rest of the team and management regarding the individual concerned in a positive, structured, and professional manner.

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to young people's lives, you will receive fair pay and benefits as one of our employees.

28 days holiday, this is inclusive of bank holidays

Pension contributions into NEST Scheme

Sage Employee Benefits Scheme

Birthday bonus

Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support

*T&C's apply based on contract. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

*If you are successfully matched to a role, you will be classed as a key worker.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 12.69 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Free parking On-site parking Referral programme
Schedule:

Day shift Night shift Overtime Weekend availability
Experience:

Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person