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How would you like to be paid for 100% of your contractual hours, but only work 80%?”

Everyone deserves an incredible future - become a Children's Care Worker with Acorn Education and Care and start working towards yours!

Vacancy Title: Residential Care Worker

Location: Burgwood House, Horsham, West Sussex

Salary: £24.953.82 per annum plus £45 per night for extra sleep ins, overtime paid at 1.25 hourly rate

Hours: 51.92 hours per week; 3 x 14 hour shifts including every second weekend, and 1 sleep in per week

Contract: Permanent

Acorn Education and Care are a values-driven organisation that strives to put both our employees and residents first. We provide continuous professional development to take your career further, alongside fully accredited courses to support your development.

Your wellbeing matters to us, and therefore we offer discounted gym memberships, Our Employees Reward Hub that offers great rewards such as discount vouchers, we offer Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per annum, plus our “Moment in Time” that allows additional days leave for a special day in your life, whether this be an anniversary, Birthday, Child’s first day at school or simply just a day to relax!

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 224 hours annual leave including bank holidays + 1 One moment in time + ability to buy up to 5 extra days
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

About the Home

Burgwood House is a registered Children’s Home in the Crawley area which offers residential care for children & young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH).

This home is within commutable distance from East Grinstead, Horsham, Reigate and surrounds.

Who are we are looking for?

The best news is you don’t need any prior experience to join our family, just a big heart, and a passion to make a difference. You’ll understand that our Children can be challenging but will be relish that challenge and will approach it with patience, resilience, calmness, becoming their reliable go to person that helps them with their everyday needs.

If this sounds like you, please apply below or give us a call on 01403 900309 and ask for Owen or Moira for more information.

Being exceptional is just a call away.

What we need from you:

· Full and valid UK Driving Licence

· Access to a car

· Right to Work in the UK

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.