Trainee children's care worker - united kingdom, shrewsbury, shropshire

role: trainee children's care worker

salary:gbp9.52 - gbp9.70 per hour plus sleep in payments (starting at gbp54.00 per sleep in)

hours: 56.31 hours per week - 2 on, 4 off shift pattern (sleep ins included in hours)

location: shrewsbury, shropshire

essential: a full driving licence, the willingness to work towards a funded diploma in residential childcare and the right to work in the uk

everyone deserves an incredible future - join acorn education and care and build your incredible future whilst helping our vulnerable children create theirs!

whether you have previous care experience or are looking to start a new career and have a background in hospitality, the armed forces, outdoor education or other sectors, we have opportunities for everyone.

this home?is within commutable distance from shrewsbury, pontesbury, market drayton and surrounds.

we are recruiting trainee children's care workers to join our teams within the shrewsbury area. your empathy and warmth will enable you to support vulnerable children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (semh). this means that the children we care for may have experienced challenging or traumatic upbringings and may have difficulties with anxiety, mental health or in some cases self-harm. that's why we're looking for calm, conscientious and kind people who can take care of the daily needs of the children- vital help that can transform their lives!

part of this exciting and challenging role allows you to chaperone the children to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips to the zoo, but you will also need to complete relevant paperwork, undertake household tasks, personal care and where appropriate administer medication.

you'll play a key role in the smooth-running of the site and you'll have a good grasp of safeguarding and safety and hygiene. this is a role in which attention to detail really counts - and one that touches the real lives of people every day.

why join acorn education and care?

your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 one moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)life assurancepension scheme with options to increase your contributions"your wellbeing matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks and a market-leading benefit offering through our flexible benefits platform, vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

a wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits100's of discount options valid in the uk and abroadcycle to work schemeselectric car purchase schemecritical illness cover and that's not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

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