Job Title: Residential Child Care Worker
Location: Bishopthorpe Road, North Bristol
Compensation Package:
- Starting Salary: £28,163 per annum.
- Guaranteed Progression: Annual pay increases, rising to £30,060 per annum.
- Additional Earnings: Potential to earn up to an extra £3,000 per year through sleep-in shifts.
- Enhanced Overtime: Earn an additional £5.26 per hour on top of your standard hourly rate for extra hours worked.
- Pay Awards: An annual cost-of-living pay award is negotiated nationally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality, person-centred care, taking account of the choices, needs, and wishes of each child.
- Support young people in their daily lives, including personal hygiene, nutrition, and administering medication.
- Actively encourage and participate in leisure and meaningful activities, both inside and outside the home.
- Maintain a secure, clean, and well-presented home environment by undertaking domestic chores and safety checks.
- Ensure all records and working files are updated accurately and professionally to inform daily practice.
- Work collaboratively as part of a team, sharing responsibility fairly and being supportive of colleagues.
- Adhere to all safeguarding requirements and procedures to ensure child protection.
Working Pattern:
- The standard working week is
- 37 hours over 5 days.
- The schedule is a mix of day shifts, late shifts, and overnight "sleep-in" duties. You can expect approximately one sleep-in shift per week.
- You will have two days off per week and are
- guaranteed a full weekend off every other week.
- Post holders must be willing to escort children on holidays, which may include overnight stays of up to one week.
Benefits & Wellbeing:
- Excellent Pension Scheme: You will be enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a secure defined-benefit plan. The council makes a generous
- 20% contribution to your pension.
- Generous Annual Leave: You'll receive 25 days of annual leave per year, increasing to 30 days after five years of service, in addition to all bank and public holidays.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme: You have the opportunity to buy up to 20 additional days of holiday per year through a salary sacrifice scheme.
- Flexible Working & Family Support: A hybrid work model combines home and office work. We offer generous parental and caring policies, including up to six days of paid leave for emergency caring responsibilities.
- Career Development: Access funded training opportunities, internal secondments, apprenticeships, and coaching and mentoring programs.
- Other Perks: Includes salary sacrifice schemes to lease a new car or buy a bike, paid time off for volunteering, and discounts at local services.
If you have any further questions or wish to apply for this role then please get in touch with me on
0131 240 0882 Otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.
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Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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