Residential Child Care Worker Fife
Job description
Are you looking for a meaningful career where you can support children and young people in care?
Pebbles Care are looking for Residential Child Care Workers throughout Fife, to nurture our young people so they can have the best opportunities to develop and flourish.
Your role as a Residential Child Care Worker
You will work within a collaborative care team and will benefit from expert advice and training from our psychology, education, and learning and development specialists.
Safeguarding our young people from risk and harm is our main priority. With the support of your team, you will ensure that our children and young people are cared for in every element of their lives, including keeping them safe, having someone to talk to, having fun, supporting them in education, travelling to school, cooking, cleaning, and learning new life skills.
You will be required to drive our company vehicles to ensure our young people attend appointments, education, and other activities, therefore you must have a full, valid, UK driving licence for manual vehicles. If you have a licence from overseas, we require you to apply for a UK driving licence upon receiving an offer of employment.
The role is challenging and requires resilience, determination, and patience. Your role will allow you to be creative when caring for our children and young people. Your skills, hobbies, and interests will bring additional inspiration to our homes.
You will be based within one home on a full-time basis. However, you may occasionally be required to support other homes within the same geographical area.
What we offer you
- A starting salary of £30,559.78 per annum, pro rata, and have an opportunity to progress and gain qualifications.
- Full time roles operate on a rota pattern of one day on (24 hours including sleepover) and two days off (48 hours), which is on average 10 or 11 shifts per month.
- Your average working hours, including your sleepovers, are 56.4 hours per week. If you require flexibility we may have part time and zero hour contracts available.
- You will receive 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum (this will be pro rata for part-time contracts)
- Our Learning and Development team can support you to receive 100% funding for your Level 3 SVQ /NVQ qualification in Residential Child Care.
- You will receive a career review upon completion of your induction, training, and minimum qualifications.
- Auto-enrolment into our Company pension scheme (The People’s Pension)
- A cash back health care plan via Medicash, allows you to claim for dental and optical treatments, discounted gym memberships, 24/7 access to a GP, free access to counselling and much more.
- Blue Light Card – for store discounts
- An employee referral scheme of £400 for every successful referral.
What sets Pebbles apart from other care providers?
- Our mission is to continue to lead the way in offering bespoke therapeutic care and education to vulnerable young people.
- Pebbles have 47 beautiful homes and 2 established schools for children and young people across North England and Scotland.
- We specialise in providing residential child care for vulnerable young people between the ages of 8 and 18.
- We have innovative plans for growth in 2023 and beyond.
- We have a wealth of skills and knowledge to share with you, and 20 years’ experience in supporting young people to unlock brighter futures.
- You will receive your full rate of pay for all sleepovers, optional overtime, and rest breaks.
- Pebbles have excellent employee benefits and discounts that support your health and wellbeing.
Additional benefits and rewards
- You will attend an in-depth induction and receive training, including a detailed introduction to therapeutic parenting
- Team Teach or Calms - intervention training
- We hold an annual young people’s award ceremony
Essential qualities that we look for include:
- Highly responsible and accountable when it comes to safeguarding children and young people
- A keen interest in pursuing relevant child care qualifications and training
- Resilient and confident when facing challenging situations
- You must hold a full, valid, UK driver's licence (all homes have well maintained vehicles)
- A nurturing and caring nature
- Patience, allowing you to form non-judgemental relationships
- An active and supportive listener
- A creative ability towards having fun and learning new skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient IT skills and experienced in using Microsoft packages
Desirable Qualities include:
- Up to 12 months experience working with children or young adults. (If you have more than 12 months experience, then our grade two and three level salaries may apply)
- Working towards, or a desire to obtain, SCQF Level 7 or Level 3 Diploma, relevant to Children and Young People's Residential workforce (funding may be available)
- Familiar with the Codes of Practice set out by regulatory bodies
- An existing PVG / DBS certificate
Are you ready to join our family?
Please complete our online application form. We thank you for taking the time to complete this.
Our recruitment team will contact you as soon as possible via email or telephone to let you know the next steps, and to answer any questions that you may have.
All successful candidates are required to complete an online disclosure and background checks to work with children. The cost of which will be covered by Pebbles Care.
