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Residential Worker (Children)

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 19 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog: £31,537 i £34,434 bob blwyddyn
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 05 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad: Bedford, Bedfordshire
Gweithio o bell: Ar y safle yn unig
Cwmni: Bedford Borough Council
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:

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Are you aspirational, empathetic, motivated and passionate about children and young people success and do you want to make a difference to their lives?


Foxgloves is a friendly short breaks service delivering care and support to young people with disabilities and or autism.



Our aim is to build on the positive relationships and meeting their desired outcomes.

We believe in an inclusive culture that enables young people to achieve their full potential, where celebrating progress from their starting point and ensuring that childrens needs and rights are at the forefront of our care.


We have opportunities open for full, part time, nights and Relief.

You must have sound knowledge and experience of Autism and Disabilities, previous experience within residential child care, SEND, education or early years.



Within the role you will be a keyworker to children and support families, experience of report writing, providing evidence of young peoples development and be responsible for maintaining multiple case files. Excellent administration and IT skills required as managing files and compiling reports form much of this role.




We are looking for people to develop and sustain positive relationships and play an active role in service delivery. You will need to provide care to young people between 7 to 18 years with a diagnosis of Learning disability and or Autism with associated behavioural learning needs.



How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.



Closing Date: 5th December 2025

Interview Date(s): W/C 15th December 2025


Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)
unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk


Guaranteed Interview Schemes
Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments


Visa Sponsorship
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role


Enhanced DBS Post

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

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