Residential Childcare Worker plus Welcome Bonus

Full Job Description

Join us to received £1000 Welcome Bonus, split between £500 after 1 month service and a further £500 after 6 months.

Acorn Education are currently hiring Residential Childcare Workers in the Staffordshire region!

Role: Support Worker

Salary: Up to £27,740.80 per annum(inclusive of 8 sleep ins payments per month)

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week, varied shift patterns)

Location: Stone, Staffordshire

How we reward you

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Basic salary: £23,420.80 per annum
• Sleep ins paid at £45.00 per night
• £500 Welcome Bonus after 1 month service and an extra £500 once you pass your probation (6 month minimum)*
• Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification. (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
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered 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, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Critical illness cover

Our next Residential Childcare Worker will be someone who has: 

• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties would be as follows

• Supporting young people to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Undertaking household tasks
• Engage our young people in tasks and activities

The Opportunity

Acorn Education, part of Outcomes First Group, are recruiting Residential Childcare Workers to join our team in the Staffordshire region.

Your warmth will enable you to support vulnerable young people aged 7-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). This means that the young people we support for may have experienced challenging or traumatic upbringings and may have difficulties with anxiety, mental health or in some cases self-harm.

Our accommodation is friendly and fun, and though there are challenges too, everything we do is dedicated to creating rewarding experiences – for those we look after and for everyone in our team!

How to apply:

To apply now please click Apply on Company Site and follow the on-screen instructions or call us today on 01204 927626 and speak to one our dedicated talent scouts for  any further information.

Acorn Education is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.

*T&Cs apply

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