Children's Residential Social Care Worker Vivien
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2025 |
| Location: | nottingham, NG2 3GN |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5703 |
Summary
Contract Type: Fixed term - one year
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Onsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £31,586 (Level 1) - £34,314 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Location: Within the city boundary
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. In addition to competitive pay, generous leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
As a Children's Residential Social Care worker, you will work as part of a team, ensuring the holistic needs of the children are met. You will support children in all areas of their lives, such as forming positive relationships, health, education, family time and leisure activities. You will also contribute to making the house a home. You will have the pleasure of supporting our lovely young people develop in all areas of their lives .
You will work a shift pattern on a rota that you will have one month in advance. This will include working shifts such as 2pm -12 midnight( sleep-in)/ 7am to 3pm/ 8am-4pm / 2pm-10am
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Have relevant personal or work experience of caring for children, young people or vulnerable adults.
- Have an awareness of the social, cultural, emotional and physical developmental needs of children.
- Be able to work as a team member and on your own initiative.
- Be able to use varied communication methods well, including verbal, written and electronic.
- Be willing to complete the level three diploma in residential care within two years of commencing employment.
-- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries, please contact Emma Read, Service Manager, by phone 07947197480 or by email at emma.read@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 05.8.25
Please note that there may be occasions when we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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