Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Acorn Education are hiring Senior Care Workers in the Dumfriesshire region!

Role: Senior Residential Care Worker

Salary: £25,833.60 per annum plus sleep-in payments

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

Location: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

Essential: The Right to Work in the UK

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: £25,833.60 per annum
• Sleep-ins paid at £45 per night
• 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 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

The Opportunity

Our next Senior Residential Care Worker will be someone who has: 

• Mandatory: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification)
• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the occupants’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties will include:

• Chaperoning occupants to appointments and activities
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Household tasks
• Administering medication
• Lead, train and develop new and existing support workers within your team
• Helping the deputy manager to maintain a skilled and knowledgeable team

The Location

The Orchards is 5-bed residential home committed to providing care to children/young people on a long/medium/short-term basis depending on the needs of the young person. The Orchards provides a holistic, safe, stimulating and supporting family environment where children/young people cared for can live, learn and develop.

This home is based in Nottingham and is within commuting distance from Derby, Mansfield, Ilkeston and surrounds.

At Acorn Education, we are committed to delivering outstanding education and support for those whose experiences of trauma or adversity may have made it seem as though such a future might be out of reach.

How to Apply

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