Residential Social Care Worker

Oakhurst Children's Home in Mansfield is seeking three dedicated Residential Social Care Workers to join their team. This specialist children's home, which accommodates four young residents, is looking for individuals with resilience and commitment to make a significant impact on the lives of children. Candidates should ideally possess an NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare and have at least six months of relevant experience. The role involves various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, with enhanced pay for these periods. Applicants must provide detailed evidence in their applications to meet the shortlisting criteria.

37 hours per week
Location: Oakhurst Children’s Home, Mansfield, NG18 5AJ
Working in Residential Child Care is no ordinary job therefore to fill our vacancies we only want extraordinary people!
We are a 4 bed specialist Children’s homes in Mansfield Nottinghamshire.
We are looking for committed and resilient individuals to work with our children.
Do you want to be part of an amazing team of staff, all committed to making a real difference in the lives of young people? We are currently looking for 3 Residential Social Care Workers to join our team. Our residential workers come from a variety of backgrounds, but we’re all experienced, and very keen to support new team members.
You will join an amazing team, determined to work hard to meet the needs of the children we look after.
Ideally you will have NVQ3/Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare if not you will be required to undertake this qualification.
You will also need to have at least 6 months experience within Residential Child Care
This is a 24 hour a day service therefore you will be required to work a variety of shifts including, evening, weekends, and bank holidays.
Rotas are implemented working on a 4-week rolling rota to provide a work life balance. You will work one weekend then have one off.
Our evening, weekend and bank holiday shifts attract enhanced payment therefore increasing your basic salary.
Applicants will need to ensure that when applying they evidence in as much depth as possible their answers to the shortlisting criteria.
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