Children's Residential Care Worker
Nottingham
£29,232
Job Description

<div data-v-0e62ab25="" class="flex xs12"><div data-v-0e62ab25=""><p id="isPasted" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">YMCA Robin Hood Group is a not-for-profit charity that runs Residential Care Homes for children aged 5-18 years old. &nbsp;We run 5 homes across Nottingham, Newark, Selby and Goole. &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We are ready to welcome new children into our homes and are therefore looking for Residential Care Workers to join us to provide the vital care and support they deserve.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Our 4 bed Nottingham home is based in NG3 and has on-street parking available. &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">If you have experience of working with children before either in a residential care setting or similar but are passionate about working with children, especially those who may have experienced adverse childhood experiences, we’d love to hear from you.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><ul type="disc"><li>Work as part of a team to ensure the children are looked after 24/7.</li><li>Create a safe, loving, nurturing home.</li><li>Provide therapeutic care to help them navigate past trauma.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong>How we’ll support you:</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><ul type="disc"><li>A full training plan for your first 6 months.</li><li>Support to complete a fully funded level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare.</li><li>Monthly Supervision and ongoing support from the Management Team.</li><li>Career pathway to promotion.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong>Our Salary &amp; Benefits:</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><ul type="disc"><li>£29,232 per annum starting salary</li><li>£80 per sleep in</li><li>40 hours per week across a rota pattern.</li><li>23 days annual leave rising to 28 day in 5 years plus Bank Holidays.</li><li>NEST Pension</li><li>Westfield Healthcare Plan</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>24/7 GP line</li><li>£500 refer a friend scheme</li><li>Westfield Rewards and Blue Light Card</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong>What You’ll Need:</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><ul type="disc"><li><strong>Resilience</strong> – You won’t give up on a child, even on their toughest days</li><li><strong>Calm and consistent manner</strong> – You’ll use our training to understand and respond to challenging behaviours</li><li><strong>Compassion</strong> – You’ll listen, show up, and help children build trust and secure attachments</li><li><strong>Confidence&nbsp;</strong>– You’ll handle challenges, advocate for children, and be their voice</li><li><strong>Flexibility</strong> – You’ll work a rota of long days, evenings, sleep-ins, and weekends – we plan ahead but value your support when things change</li><li><strong>A driving license</strong> – A full UK licence is essential to use our home’s car for school runs and activities</li><li><strong>An enhanced DBS with child barred list check&nbsp;</strong>– if you aren’t on the update service, we will get you a new DBS.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong>Diversity, Inclusion and Safer Recruitment</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">YMCA Robin Hood Group is committed to&nbsp;equal opportunities, promoting&nbsp;diversity, and creating an&nbsp;inclusive culture&nbsp;where all staff can thrive.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Should you require any adjustments to support your full participation in our recruitment process, we would encourage you to share your needs with us so we can support you with your requirements. &nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We follow rigorous safer recruitment processes to ensure the protection of children, young people, and adults at risk. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, reference checks, and thorough vetting as part of our commitment to safeguarding.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br></p></div></div>

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YMCA Robin Hood Group is a regional charity founded in 1871, supporting young people and communities across Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. It provides housing, childcare, youth development, and community services, guided by core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

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