Children's Residential Worker

Role Responsibility

Children’s Residential Worker

Windchimes offers overnight short breaks for children in Kent from the age of 5 to 18 years old, who have learning disabilities and/or Autism, and will have some additional support needs. These may include health related needs, behaviours of concern, and help with everyday tasks. We always support children to have fun with their friends and peers, to learn skills, make choices, and to be supported in a safe and nurturing environment, so that they, and their families, can have a break.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a busy team providing a high standard of care for the children and young people that we support, work with own initiative as well as with guidance. Working at a fast pace, always ensuring the child/young person’s needs are kept paramount.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone:

- To follow care plans whilst keeping them updated

- Who is willing to work shift work as part of a rota

- To be able to create factual reports

- To be willing to undertake training and put theory to practice

- To undertake personal care for the children/young people

- With a proactive approach to own learning

- To communicate in an open honest manner

- To organise and deliver new opportunities of recreational and social experiences for children and young people

- With awareness of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015

- To have or willing to complete the Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare

In return we can offer you:

- A detailed induction and training programme, with an ongoing plan for development

- 27 days annual leave + bank holiday entitlement

- Generous contributory pension scheme

Interviews will be conducted under the ‘Choosing with Care’ assessment process, and the interview will take place on November 6^th     

A pre visit must be completed prior to interview

This post is based in a children’s unit and therefore is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact:

Katrina O'Leary 

Katrina.o'leary@kent.gov.uk or Bethany.Etherington@kent.gov.uk

01227 741748

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.