Salary: NJC Grade 5-7, £18,560 - £24,717 per annum including weekend working
Sleep ins: You will be required to sleep-in at the home when on duty for which you are paid a separate allowance £34.34 per sleep in. This can equate to over £3,500pa in addition to your salary.
Permanent/Part Time
Based in Cuckfield, West Sussex
37 hours per week
Interview: 14th April 2017

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly Criminal Records Bureau check).

Orchard House is a fifteen bedded mixed gender unit which offers care and accommodation for children who have a severe learning disability, normally from the age of 10 to 18 years, who have been assessed as needing a residential placement. An individual approach is taken in which our services adapt to meet the needs and wishes of the child and family.
Orchard House is purpose built accommodation standing in its own grounds about a mile from Cuckfield. Nearby is the town of Haywards Heath.

Orchard House is staffed by an experienced team of trained residential care staff, all of whom have extensive knowledge of the problems young people, particularly those who have disabilities, can face in modern life..

The home functions as 3 units. The long stay unit is a homely arrangement offering a sitting room, dining room and all the children are able to have single bedrooms. The short stay unit has a large dining room and separate lounge. It has a combination of single and double rooms. The two units are connected by a shared room used for craft and other activities. The Lodge provides a smaller environment designed to meet specific needs of one or two young people.

Ideally applicants will:-

•have worked in children’s homes previously or have worked in the care sector.
•have excellent people skills.
•be able to develop and maintain good working relationships
•be able to demonstrate positive personal authority.
•have great communication skills.
•have a willingness to undertake additional Qualifications (Level 3 Diploma CYPW)
and further training provided. For the higher salary you will already have achieved
this qualification.

Please note the attached role profiles are currently titled Child Care Officers but this title is changing on 1st April 2017 to Residential Child Care Worker or Senior Child Care Worker (dependant on Grade).

Visits to Orchard House are welcome. If you would like to arrange a visit or find out more about this exciting role then please call Sue Wadey

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