Child Care Officer

Recruiter
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
Location
Devizes
Salary
Competitive
Posted
19 Mar 2017
Closes
27 Mar 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent full time Child Care Officer to join the team at Canon's House, based in Devizes.

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Canon's House provides short breaks for disabled children and young people aged 5-17 years. As part of a skilled and highly committed team, you will be responsible for the personal care and support of young people with physical and learning disabilities; some may also have challenging behaviour.

About the role

You will be responsible for providing a high quality, efficient and effective short-breaks service that responds to the needs of disabled and life-limited children and young people and their families/carers within a dedicated team.

Your duties will include providing personal care, following complex health care plans and maintaining a safe environment whilst on duty. You will be required to complete basic household tasks in addition to this.

About you

With three years' experience in a residential setting, you'll be educated to NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Positive and keen to provide an excellent service to vulnerable young people, your commitment to working flexibly and ability to work as part of a team or autonomously will be highly valued.

Shift work including weekends

Plussage payable

We encourage all applicants to visit the centre.