Residential Social Care Worker

1
3 November 2019
Permanent
Caudwell House, Upton Road, Southwell, NG25 0PT
Children and Families
£22,911 - £26,317 per annum

Caudwell House in Southwell provides residential and short breaks for children with physical disabilities and health needs. Caudwell House has been awarded "outstanding" by Ofsted. We have a commitment to continue to improve and develop the services we provide to children.

An opportunity has arisen for a full time permanent Residential Social Care Worker to join our team. The post requires you to provide the highest standard of physical and emotional care, interact positively with the children, enable them to have a voice, contribute to a positive environment, including the provision of play and leisure activities and ensure the best outcomes for children enabling them to reach their full potential.

You will be expected to perform personal and intimate care tasks, health procedures and administer medication all of which you will be given extensive training on.

Their will be some weekends and evenings and the occasional night shift which you will be paid an enhanced rate for unsociable hours.

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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