Residential Childcare Officer

Residential Childcare Officer

Be that person who makes a difference every day, the chance to do an extraordinary job. Starting salary £27,254 rising to £30,203 after successfully passing a 6-month probation period.

Full-time average 40 hours per week (shift times vary on either morning, afternoon or days) Shift times available are: 7.00am - 3.15pm or 1.45pm-10.00pm or 4.00pm-10.00pm

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, free meals whilst on shift, set monthly shift patterns, access to High Street Shop discounts, local Gym discounts and extensive training and development

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of people aged between 12 to 18 years?

Manpower are recruiting multiple Residential Childcare Officers for a secure rehabilitation centre based in Milton Keynes. No previous experienced is required! This role is suitable for a wide range of individuals. It can be a challenging but incredibly rewarding job. If you have worked in backgrounds such as education, care, retail, coaching or hospitality you will have experiences and attributes which would make you well suited to this role.

There is no such thing as a 'typical' Officer and we encourage applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, who can demonstrate the integrity, resilience and strong communications skills needed to thrive in this role.

Day to day, you will help to create a safe, secure environment for children aged between 12 to 18 years who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. In return, you will receive a secure job and a rewarding career, as well as great training, excellent benefits and the chance to change lives for the better.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Motivate, support and care for the children to provide a stable and secure educational and residential environment which promotes anti-offending behaviour to develop life skills, manage their own behaviour and enhance their effective resettlement on release
• Building mutual trust and respect with the children so that they respond positively and appropriately to information and guidance
• Defining structures and boundaries, and role-modelling positive behaviours, to set clear expectations.
• Monitoring and managing the behaviour of the children to minimise incidents and improve standards of behaviour

The children in your care will have a variety of different needs and it will be your role to ensure those individuals are treated with dignity and respect, whilst having the ability to set boundaries, maintain a consistently mature approach and manage the behaviours of children in your care with professional authority. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for children to develop their life skills, address the behaviours that have led them into custody and effectively re-integrate them into mainstream society on release.

It is imperative that you consider yourself to be effective and resilient under pressure and ready to manage the ever-changing dynamic of working with children, many of whom may have a history of unpredictable behaviour. This can, at times feel challenging to manage, and whilst support is provided, it is important to acknowledge that this can be a high-pressured environment.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

As part of your new role, you will be required to attend a comprehensive 8-week induction and training programme designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to deliver every aspect of being an effective Officer. Experience of working with vulnerable people would be advantageous but not essential.

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years. You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process for the role.