Care Officer

The job itself

Care Officer (Children’s Homes)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Children’s Services are rated GOOD by Ofsted; our Children’s Homes are all rated Good or Outstanding. As a Residential Service we strive to deliver outstanding care to our children and young people enabling them to aim high and achieve their goals and aspirations. This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our service provision in order to provide excellent homes for children and young people in the local area maintaining their identity in the place they grew up in. This vacancy is in a solo placement children’s home located in the village of Skirlaugh which has been open since Feb 2024. It is rated Good in all areas by Ofsted; it provides care for one young person with social, emotional and mental health needs and/or learning disabilities.

If you are kind, caring and compassionate, have experience providing outstanding care for children and young people and you’re looking for a new challenge where you can develop your portfolio and shape the lives of vulnerable young people, our Care Officer role could be the next step in your career.

The Role

As a Care Officer, you will be responsible for undertaking all aspects of caring and supporting our children and young people, as any parent would. For example, encouraging and promoting their interests and hobbies, supporting their education, supporting their family time, making their home a clean, warm and cosy environment, cooking meals and making sure they feel safe and secure. You will transport young people in the home’s vehicle, help them with their schoolwork, listen to their wishes and feelings and work with their families to promote positive relationships.

Our children and young people have often experienced trauma. They need understanding and meaningful relationships aimed at keeping them safe and able to enjoy the world around them. Our young people tell us that good Care Officers are caring, approachable, respectful, determined, interested, giving, adaptable and non-judgemental. They help us with the interview process to make sure we take on the right people.

You will receive an in-depth induction, regular supervision and access to a good range of training opportunities. You will need to take part in physical intervention training and be able to use this in your day-to-day work.

All candidates must hold or have the commitment to attain a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent as stated in the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015) within 18 months of programme enrolment to meet regulatory requirements. The role will involve working a range of shifts including weekdays, evenings, weekends and sleep in duties. The nature of shift patterns enables a level of flexibility for employees.

The job itself

In addition to the stated salary, this role attracts enhancements which include:

Time and a half for weekend hours worked between 7am and 11pm.Time and a third for weekday evening hours worked between 8pm and 11pm.Sleep-in shifts cover the time period from 11pm to 7am (or an equivalent 8 hours that fits with the home).Bank Holidays attract double time and time off in lieu.ERYC offers an excellent pension scheme with an employer contribution 19.3%.

This equates to an average of an additional £3,800 per year for weekend and evening enhancements and £2,000 per year for sleep-in shifts.

Our Practice Model

Our model

‘You can, I can, We can’

The work within our Homes for Children reflects our Stronger Together practice model and connects our values and behaviours as one East Riding of Yorkshire approach to working with children and young people, which is nurtured and grown from within East Riding of Yorkshire and owned by our workforce. Having a well-developed practice model helps to create a common language for the service and enables everyone to understand how we go about doing the right things, in the right way and for the right reasons for children and their families.

Is this the role for you? If so, we'd like to hear from you!