Residential Child Care Worker - Open event

Barton Moss Secure Care Centre

Barton Moss Road

Chat Moss

Eccles

Manchester

M30 7RL

Residential Child Care Worker - Open event

Grade: 3A + 2 increments for weekend working, £32,076 - £34,834, plus secure unit allowance of £1,259 per annum

Working Hours: 36 hours per week averaged over a 4 week rota

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Barton Moss Secure Care Centre, Eccles, M30 7RL 

Barton Moss Secure Care Centre ‘A truly exceptional place to work’

We are a 27 bed Secure Care Centre which is made up of 5 residential units. We care for sentenced and remanded males under the age of 18 years and are part of the national Secure Children’s Home network  

The centre has a proven track record of offering a very high standard of emotional, educational and physical care.  This supports young people to succeed in their personal and academic development and resettlement back into the community.  

Who we are seeking

Have you got what it takes to work with young people who can be hard to reach?

Do you have skills that will contribute to improving the life chances for our young people?

 This is not the career choice for many people as there will be times when you will be verbally abused, rejected and could be exposed to some very challenging behaviour.

We need creative dynamic residential care staff who share our vision and values and who want to make a difference. We are looking for applicants who are positive, inclusive and who will strive to achieve the very best outcomes for our young people.

About the role

We are looking for colleagues who have experience, creative life skills and the resilience of working with challenging and vulnerable adolescents in a caring residential or community based setting.  You would have the opportunity to make a real difference in a young person’s life.

If you think you have the qualities and experience to work within a multi-agency team who are committed to offering the highest standards of care, then we would be interested to hear from you.

What we can offer you

You will be welcomed into a supportive, experienced, and forward-thinking service who draw on a wide range of professional and specialist support from across the centre to ensure excellent outcomes for young people.

Your personal and professional development is important to us and so you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a value-based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do.  This includes access to professional qualifications.

We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference.

At the centre there is free parking, access to staff canteen and use of the onsite gym.

Interested in this opportunity?

If you are interested in improving young people’s life chances and working at Barton Moss Secure Care Centre we have Open Events taking place in May where candidates can visit the centre to find out more about the role and whether your skill set and experience are a match for the role.

Please note at this stage there is no formal application process. 

To book a place please contact BartonMossReception@salford.gov.uk  we look forward to hearing from you!!

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £38.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £9.50 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £38.00.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

About your benefits

 You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.  

Continuous service commitment

New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.  

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion  

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