Residential Child Care Officer

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the MJ Awards 2024.  Come join us and be part of our future success!

Children's Residential Services seek to appoint enthusiastic and committed, residential child care officers to work at our children's home.

The role requires you to have good communication skills and to be able to engage with young people, parents/carers and professionals.

At least 12 months relevant child care experience in a paid or voluntary capacity is essential and NVQ 3 in Residential Care (GSCC recognised), or ability to work towards NVQ3 is required.

The post is subject to enhanced hours and sleep in payments.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact Karen Jude via e-mail at Karen.Jude@knowsley.gov.uk or via Telephone: 07500 765214

Closing Date: Sunday, 5 January 2025 at 23:59pm.