A new opportunity has arisen within our client in Bristol City Council's Children Residential Service.
This is an exciting time of change, as we are developing our service and re-profiling our existing homes; to allow us to provide a therapeutic care experience for our children, and to facilitate a better matching of placements.
You will work under a newly developed framework that will offer an in-depth induction and training programme, enabling you to fulfil your role. As part of the management team, you will deliver high quality managerial support to staff, enabling them to maintain a high professional standard in their work, and will be responsible for the day to day running of the home. You can also expect that senior managers will provide you with further assistance, to allow you to accomplish this role.
We want to hear from you, if like us, you have a passion for working with children who have not had the easiest start in life. Our aspirations for our children are high in all aspects of their lives, and we aim to provide a homely environment where children feel safe, loved, and nurtured.
We use a trauma informed approach in our work, to enable us to better understand the needs of our children, and to provide individual care packages.
You will be required to be willing and able to work flexibly across different locations within the Bristol area; and to be part of an on call system out of hours, in order to provide support, and monitor standards of care, within the homes.
Benefits of working for Bristol City Council on a permanent basis:
- Local government pension scheme
- Annual leave - 24 days rising to 29 days after 5 years' service. However, we do have the Annual Leave Top Up scheme which allows employees to buy additional leave.
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Bike purchase scheme
- Discounted travel
- Various other staff discounts at local businesses
for further information and/or a full job and person specification please contact us at socialcare@guidantglobal.com or via telephone 01582 875180.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
