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Senior Care Worker

Underley Gardens School
  • Kirkby Lonsdale
  • Permanent
Salary: Up to £29,780.00 per annum inclusive with 6 sleep ins per month
Hours: 40 hours per week
Closing date: Wednesday, 26th 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: Senior Children’s Care Worker

Salary: Up to £32,000.00 per annum**

Location: Various Locations Across UK

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!

Your wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance.

We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Acorn Education and Care, and Options Autism are recruiting Senior Care Workers to join both our Children’s and Adult residential homes across the UK. Your empathy and warmth will enable you to support our vulnerable Children and Adults, to fulfil their potential and gain independent lives.

Who we are looking for:

Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children Young People and Families Practitioner, Adult Care Workqualified or NVQ equivalent.

At least 1 year’s hands on experience in a similar residential environment.

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

Willingness to learn about the children and young people we support, and how to support them to reach their full potential

What we can offer:

Funded qualifications

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.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, more time for you! Dependent upon site location.

**Salary dependent upon site location and hours of work per week

 

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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