Job Description

Do you enjoy working with children?

Do you want to work for a well-established national charity who believe in children and young people?

Do you want to be part of a team that are changing young people\'s lives?

If so, then this role may be for you!

Barnardo\'s is the UK\'s largest children\'s charity, and we are currently on an exciting and innovative journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of children\'s homes for our most vulnerable young people ensuring they are able to stay close to home.

We are looking for committed individuals who have a passion for working with Care Experienced children who have experienced trauma and are vulnerable to Exploitation.

We want people with a passion to make a difference, to bring stability, fun, laughter and happiness to the young people\'s lives. The most important part of the job is to give our young people their childhood back and let them be children. As a Residential Childcare Worker, you will be taking care of our young people day to day, making sure things run smoothly and creating lasting memories.

You will be part of a small skilled team of adults, supporting and parenting up to 3 children in our beautiful newly refurbished home in Hinckley with an experienced and dedicated management team.

You will need to be able to commit to sleep-ins and shift work, including weekends and bank holidays. Barnardo\'s believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

As the senior residential support worker, we welcome applicants with experiences of working in a residential home and leading shifts, you will hold a level 3 QCF or equivalent.

Must be able to travel throughout the Locality to meet the requirements of the role.

This post may attract an additional market supplement and/or relocation expenses. Must be able to travel throughout the Locality to meet the requirements of the role.

Need more information? Please contact Caroline Holland - caroline.holland@barnardos.org.uk

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo\'s . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo\'s as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo\'s pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

• Barnardo\'s believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo\'s. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo\'s stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo\'s Learning and Development offer

*T&C\'s apply based on contract

About Barnardo\'s

At Barnardo\'s we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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