Senior Disabled Childrens Support Worker OCC614502

Job details

Salary range: £26,873 - £28,770 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £23,242 - £24,883 per annum) 

Work location: Community Based – South, Vale & West of Oxford

Hours per week: 32- we are open to discussions about flexible working  

Contract type: Permanent

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Closing date: This is a rolling advert and applications will be reviewed when they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

Interview date: TBC

Are you looking for a new challenge, and want to contribute to improving outcomes for young people, supported by Childrens Disability Social care?

About us

Children and Family Care Services supports Children/Young people aged 0 -18yrs who have a diagnosed disability and are open to the Disability Social work teams.

Our support includes providing domiciliary homecare, and short break opportunities.

About the role

You will be supporting children/ young people providing domiciliary personal care for the child in their own home. This can involve personal care support with bathing, dressing, medical tasks and interventions for which child specific training will be provided.

You will also support children to access leisure based community opportunities. 

As a senior support worker you will mentor and support staff within your team. You will also contribute to and attend meetings related to the children you support.

About you

The children and young people we support say you need to be “Fun, happy, kind and reliable”

You will need to be, flexible, and adaptable with the ability to demonstrate a creative approach to working with children and young people who have a disability, alongside their parents and care givers. You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and engagement skills and be able to adapt your style and approach to each individual child and family.

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays 
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jane Rivers, Team Manager 07788302179 or Laura Tutt, Childrens Patch Manager 01865 895365. 

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