Residential Child Care Worker - Lancashire

 Residential Child Care Worker – Preston

Salary: £ 10.50

Fulltime: 30 hours (Maybe more)

Job Purpose:

To provide support in a relevant professional area or oversee and co-ordinate the provision of a support function or undertake a specialised skilled activity.  This may include day-to-day supervision and direction of a small group or team.    

Scope of Work

Role holders will use practical and procedural knowledge and analytical and judgemental skills to interpret information or situations and solve varied problems some of which may be difficult.  Role holders may be expected to make decisions as to when and how duties are carried out and respond independently to unanticipated problems or situations. 

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

The following are a range of duties that are appropriate to this grade.  The Operational Context Form will specify duties appropriate for the role.

The allocation of work to a small group or team; or

Accounting for expenditure from agreed budgets; or

Overseeing the administration of support systems and processes; or

Undertaking specialised service support activities; or

Providing service and situation specific advice and guidance; or

Using specialised equipment.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Extended experience or the ability to demonstrate the competence to undertake the role.   

Possession of, or the ability to demonstrate the capability to gain, relevant qualifications, or equivalent where applicable.

Working knowledge of the practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role.

Developed skills appropriate to the job discipline.

In addition to the skills, knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate.  

Performance Indicators

Completion of work to required standards, deadlines and timescales.

 Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

For more information, please apply with your up to date CV or email Nana Kyeremeh on Nanayawk@4recruitmentservices.com or contact me on 02085149137