Residential Worker (Children)
Residential Worker (Children)
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Job Description
General information
Reference
004589Closing Date
01/08/2025Service Area
Directorate
Childrens Services
Service Area
Residential & Support Services
Category
Social Care - Childrens Social Care
Job Title
Residential Worker (Children)
Grade
BBU08
Salary Range ( pro rata for part time roles)
BBU- 33366
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Contract Hours
37
Job Advert
Visa Sponsorship
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
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 the 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 nights and Relief. You must have sound knowledge and experience of Autism and Disabilities previous experience within residential 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 ages of 7 to 18 years with a diagnosis of learning disability and or Autism with associated learning needs.
How to apply
When you are ready to apply click on Apply for Vacancy; you will be asked to upload a CVand 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: 1st August 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
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 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).
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)
Sleep in allowance
Work Pattern
shift work days evenings some weekends
Is this an enhanced DBS role
Yes
Is this a politically restricted role
No
Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker
Yes
Location
Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Council Recruitment Bedford
Location
Is this a designated car user position
No
Employment Type
Full-Time
