Safehands Recruitment

Rombourne Business Centre,

Sophia House,

 Cardiff

CF11 9LJ

 (T) 02920660200

(E) sarahjphillips@safehandsrecruitment.co.uk

www.safehandsrecruitment.co.uk

Job Specification

Role: Team Leader: Children *2 on 4 off* PERMANENT CONTRACT

Location: Whitchurch

Salary starting from £25,461 and goes up to £27,047 per annum (sleep ins inclusive)

Contract : Permanent

Essential: due to the rural location you must hold a full driving license

Shift Pattern: 48 hour shifts

You will be contracted to a 2 on and 4 off shift pattern amounting to 48 hours per week. This therefore includes sleep-ins and an example shift patterns would be:

• Starting at the home at 8AM on a Monday morning and then leaving at 8AM on the Wednesday morning
• Sleep-ins are inclusive to your annual salary, however are paid at £68.40 per sleep in
• Your overtime rate will be £12.45-£13.40 per hour

Based on the above you will be working 244 hours per month (including your sleep-ins) equating to 61 shifts per year. However, flexibility is required.

About the environment:
I am recruiting Senior Care Practitioners to work alongside management within the home and existing team to deliver a high quality of care and support to the children and young people with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in our 4 bedded residential.

You will contribute to individual Quality of Life Plans and provide a balanced programme of personal development focusing on social skills, independence and community involvement enabling the young people to achieve their full potential.

THE ROLE:

As a Senior Social Care Practitioner you will work closely with our young people to ensure they are being provided support and a good quality of life with positive outcomes.

We are looking for people who are:

· Committed to providing an excellent level of care for our young people.

· You must hold Level 3 in Residential childcare or Children and Young people to be considered.

· Have at least 1 years residential childcare experience

· Able to enjoy our young people’s successes and be supportive through their challenges

· Assertive in difficult situations, while remaining calm under pressure

· A good communicator with interpersonal skills.

· Have a sense of humour and fun

· Hold a Full driving licence and your own vehicle

· Flexibility to travel and work shifts across multiple sites where needed

· Hold a high level of experience of working with children with an autism diagnosis/learning difficulties

BENEFITS

· Competitive salary up to £28,000

· Generous annual leave scheme with enhancements for service

· Personal Pension

. Fantastic Progressional opportunities

-Qualifications in Children and Young People Residential

· Life Insurance (after 12 months)

· In-house L&D team offering free ongoing training and support up to Foundation Degree level and beyond

· 2 week intensive induction and training in PRICE, PACE, Emergency First Aid etc.

· 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme

· Money saving initiatives on cars and breakdown cover

Team Leader: Children *2 on 4 off* PERMANENT CONTRACT

If this role is of interest to yourself please apply for the role immediately.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,461.00-£27,047.00 per year

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £25,462.00-£27,047.00 per year

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends

Reference ID: sj-bryn melyn senior

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: Up to £27,047.00 per year