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Residential Childrens Worker

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Location

Spring Cottage, Buxton

Reference

JOB/23/03760

Salary details

Grade 9 \xc2\xa314.58 - \xc2\xa315.57 per hour + Unsocial hours enhancement if applicable

Job term

No Guaranteed Hours

Appointment type

Relief

Hours

as and when required

Closing Date

24 September 2023

Derbyshire provides consistent, good quality care through twelve children\'s homes across the County. Our homes provide an environment where young people feel happy to live.

Under-pinned by Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE), trauma informed practice, social pedagogy and person-centred approach to inform practice, we work continuously to improve the quality of our Children\'s homes, ensuring our young people have every opportunity to thrive and develop.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a small children\'s home that is undergoing a renovation and due to open at the end of 2023. The home provides short-term emergency care to one young person at a time between 11- 18 years old, supporting a transition to a permanent home. The successful candidate will work with a supportive management team, receive regular supervision and be involved in helping to develop the service. Whilst the home is currently closed for renovation, training and induction will take place across other Derbyshire children\'s homes. Minimum age requirement is 21 years old, due to the ages of the young people.

Our Residential Childrens Workers provide a service to Children within Specialist Services in accordance with legislative and policy requirements. Working as part of a small staff team who provide support and a person-centred service to children and young people, they are responsible for the holistic care and safety needs of the children.

They work in close collaboration with partner services to support children and their families. They embed the therapeutic ethos of Derbyshire Residential Services within the Homes, to ensure that all areas of a child\'s care address their physical, emotional, and social development.

As an RCW, you will need to have an openness to and an aptitude for relationship focused and psychologically informed working practices. You must have the appropriate skills and experience to perform and work within an environment that can, at times, require using your own initiative along with an understanding of the children act, the quality care standards and Children\'s Homes (England) regulations 2015.

You must hold, be working towards, or be willing to undertake and complete within 2 years of starting work at the home, the Level 3 Children and Young people\'s Workforce Diploma and Social Care Pathway (England) 2015. OR you should hold an equivalent qualification such as The NVQ 3 caring for children & young people and be prepared to complete any additional work to meet the required level. More information on the role can be found within the Job and Person profile.

Residential Childrens Worker roles attract the following additional payments. This Residential Childrens Worker role is shift based (earlies, late\'s and sleep in\'s) to provide 24hr care.

Plain/enhanced hours

Basic hourly rate

Unsocial hours enhancement

Total hourly rate

Monday to Sunday 7am-7pm: plain time

\xc2\xa314.58

\xc2\xa30.00

\xc2\xa314.58

Monday to Sunday 7pm-7am: plain time plus one third

\xc2\xa314.58

\xc2\xa34.86

\xc2\xa319.44

Bank Holidays all hours: double time

\xc2\xa314.58

\xc2\xa314.58

\xc2\xa329.16

Sleep-in duty, you will be paid a basic duty payment rate of \xc2\xa331.63. Any additional time worked as a result of being called to work when sleeping in will be paid at the appropriate rate for the day/time of day. Bank holidays: sleep-in duties that span into or out of a bank holiday will be enhanced to double the basic duty payment rate

For more information on our residential children\'s service please visit

You must have the appropriate skills and experience to perform and work within an environment that can at times require using your own initiative along with an understanding of The Children Act, Children\'s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards. You must hold, or be already working towards or be willing to undertake and complete within 2 years of starting work at the home, the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England). Equivalent qualifications (eg NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People\'s Workforce Diploma and Social Care Pathway (England) 2015) will also be accepted, although you will need to be willing to complete any additional work to meet the required level, if required.

Working hours include unsocial hours, evenings and weekends.

For an informal discussion contact Jenny Mannion 07817126311

Working for Derbyshire

Derbyshire is also a great place to live and work. It\'s only a short drive to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Manchester but is also home to miles of beautiful countryside and has the Peak District National Park on its doorstep. The county enjoys house prices below the UK average and has great road and rail links. In addition to location, there are several perks to being a Derbyshire County Council employee:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
• travel expenses
• discount on leisure centre memberships
• free car parking at most sites
• an in-house counselling services
• occupational health service
• access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
• cycle to work scheme

Provisional Interview Date: September 2023

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

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