An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at The Willows Childrens' Home in Skelmersdale.

We are a team dedicated and committed to keeping our young people safe and helping achieve their potential, while having some fun and new experiences with our team. Can you build a relationship with a child quickly, do you have a sense of humour, are you resilient and persistent in the face of challenges? If so, this job may be for you…

We are looking for two part time Residential Childcare workers (RCCW), working 18.5 hours a week, to add to our existing team. The role of an RCCW is wide reaching and covers many of the aspects of caring for children in a residential setting, a role specification is available as well as a job description for more details.

Meeting a child's social, emotional, intellectual, educational, cultural and physical needs is a demanding yet highly rewarding role ensuring every child is given the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Successful candidates must demonstrate an ability to build effective working relationships with young people, show good teamwork skills, communication skills and record keeping.

You will also need to be able to develop and maintain professional working relationships with other agencies, such as Education, social workers, Police, YOT, Health.

The hours of work will include weekend work, evening work, and overnight sleep-in duty for which a sleep-in allowance and enhanced rates of pay will apply.

There are many benefits of working for Lancashire County Council for example:

• For staff working with young people in our Homes, free meals & drinks
• Shift allowance and enhancements paid
• A corporate cycle to work scheme which encourages wellbeing
• A generous local government pension scheme
• An extensive supportive and career developing training and induction program
• Extensive employee support and wellbeing services
• Access to saving and credit union schemes
• Access to discounts, vouchers and employee benefits from leading companies across Lancashire.

For further information contact Andrea Holland on 01695 654060

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.