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Residential Childcare Assistant

Park Farm
  • North Aston
  • Permanent
Salary: Up to £27,000.00 inclusive of sleep ins, Cost of Living, and Travel Allowance (based on 55 sleeps per annum)
Hours: 42 hours per week
Closing date: Tuesday, 18th October 2022
Clicking the apply button will take you to our application portal

Full Job Description

How would you like to be paid for 100% of your contractual hours, but only work 80%?”

This is what changing a child's future feels like!

Job Title: Residential Childcare Assistant

Salary: Up to £27,000.00 inclusive of sleep ins, Cost of Living, and Travel Allowance (based on 55 sleeps per annum)

Location: Chipping Norton

Contract: Full Time; Permanent

Essential: A full driving licence, and the Right to Work in the UK

Are you looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career where you can support children and young people to reach their full potential and gain independent lives?

If so, look no further!

Acorn Education and Care, are recruiting Children Care Workers to join our teams within the Oxford area. Our registered independent homes offer residential care for vulnerable children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and Complex Needs.

Each of our homes are within commutable distance from Chipping Norton, North Aston, Middle Barton, Kidlington, Oxford, Bicester, Aylesbury and other surrounding towns and villages.

Contracts available – Full Time

Who we are looking for:

  • People with a big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives
  • Understanding that the people we care for can be challenging
  • Be patient, resilient and calming
  • Become the “go to” person for help, support and guidance with their everyday needs
  • Willingness to learn not only about the people we support, but the ins and outs of Children’s Residential Care, by working towards a funded qualification in Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children Young People and Families Practitioner (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)

What we can offer:

  • Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children Young People and Families (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
  • Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year(with options to purchase more)
  • Life Assurance
  • Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
  • “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

  • A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
  • 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
  • Cycle to Work Schemes
  • Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover

How do I apply?

  • Click the apply button below NOW! Or call 01204 558 055 for more information!

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS.

A great company to work for

Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals

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