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Location:Hove
Salary:£23,797.00-to £23,920.00Full Time
Hours:Early Shifts:7:00 am 3:30 pm & Late Shifts 2:30 pm 10:30 pm, including weekends. Sleep Ins required as agreed with the manager, usually, an average of 3 sleep is per month. 2 Weekends per month, Saturday and Sunday. Part Time hours are considered.
An incredible opportunity to join a Childcare provision whose core aim is to improve the lives and prospects of the children in their care.
Seeking a number of childcare workers on a full or part time basis, this Children's home work therapeutically with children who have complex needs, have experience abusive, neglectful and /or chaotic and traumatic situations and require specialist support in learning how to cope with the pressures and demands of every day living.
Experience /Qualifications:
- Knowledge and a working understanding of good child care practice and healthy child development.
- A reasonable standard of education and general knowledge.
- Insight into the needs of children and young people living in the care system
- Experience of encouraging children and young people to develop their full potential.
- Experience of delivering quality care and nurture to vulnerable children and young people. Good written & oral communication skills, and able to record accurately, objectively, and with clarity.
- A reasonable level of competency in ITC skills including Word, Excel, Email/Internet, and able to operate basic ITC appliances including telephone system, fax machines, scanners, and photocopiers
- Experience of working in a staff team.
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality, privacy, and discretion.
- Experience of or at least appreciation of the stressful and emotionally and physically challenging nature of the task and role.
- Understanding of the importance of practicing equality & diversity and confronting discrimination.
- Understanding of the requirements of OFSTED and other regulatory bodies
- A minimum of 1 year proven experience gained in the field of residential child care or social care.
- A reasonable understanding and awareness of current child care legislation.
- Understanding of cost awareness and efficiency.
- Full driving licence.
- Relevant qualification in, or working knowledge of, child care & education provision.
- Self-aware, confident, motivated, sense of humour, creativity, conscientious work-ethic.
- Full clean driving licence
