Residential Support Worker CWD

Grade G Full time salary Scp 23 £34,434 to scp 27 £38,220 pro rata equivalent £27,919 - 27 £30,989
Contract: 2x Permanent 1x Fixed term till 31st March 2027
Essential qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent or a commitment from you to achieve the qualification within two years of appointment
Age restrictions apply : 21+
Essential requirement: Enhanced DBS check
Hours: 30 per week
Interview date: TBC

For further information about this role, contact: Donna.jordan@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role

Full time salary 37 hours £34,434 to £38,220 pro rata equivalent 30 hours £27,919 - 27 £30,989 pay award pending

Shifts below

Early and late shifts
Early’s 7am 2:30 pm
Lates 2:30pm 10 pm

Can you create moments that matter for children and young people?

An opportunity has become available to join a committed and established service within children’s residential services supporting children with additional needs. If you have relevant experience but don’t have a professional qualification, we can support you to achieve this in work.
The teams provide essential and valuable care to children and young people aged 8 to 18 years who may present with a range of complex needs, ensuring each child always feels safe and secure in their environment.
We have two homes’; Avondale and Trackside they are purpose-built bungalows that provide a short break care service to disabled young people. You will be required to work within the residential service offering high quality care to young people who need to spend some time away from home.

Avondale: provides care for children and young people with emotional/ behavioural difficulties/Autism, learning difficulties, complex needs and assisting young people intimate personal care needs.

Trackside: also delivers some specialist care including PEG Feeding, Oxygen Therapy/Nebuliser Care, intimate personal care, as a children's residential support worker, you’ll be given comprehensive training for this.

The role requires candidates to work a flexible rota, including weekend, bank holiday and evening work and form part of a committed team.
Successful candidates will work in partnership with young people, their families and as part of a multi-agency team to support young people to make progress, to achieve their full potential.
If you would like to know more about the role before applying we would love to hear from you, please contact Registered Managers Emma Cotton at Avondale - Emma.Cotton@bolton.gov.uk or Neil Haydock at Trackside neil.haydock@bolton.gov.uk

About You

The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills, a ‘can do’ approach and be committed to improving outcomes for young people.

You will have experience of working with young people who present with the needs mentioned above. Understanding the needs children with a disability and their families is also essential.

The post requires a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent or a commitment to undertake the level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner apprenticeship from you to achieve the qualification within two years of appointment.

If you think you are what we are looking for please apply with your CV and a covering letter telling us
About your experience of working with children and young people in the SEND arena

Why would you be an ideal candidate to fit within our service.

Unfortunately, if you do not tell us about your experience with young people, we will not be able to consider your application.

Applications will be reviewed fortnightly and shortlisted applicants invited to interview. You will therefore receive a prompt response from us. We look forward to receiving your application!

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk