Job Description

Job description

Part time residential child care practitioner - Montgomery Terrace Road

We currently have a permanent 16 hour vacancy at Montgomery Terrace Road which is a childrens home which is operational 24hrs a day 365 days per year, providing essential day-to-day care to our vulnerable children.



You will work these hours on a rota pattern according to the needs of the home and therefore you will need to be flexible with the ability to work shifts and any out of hours that may be required which may include weekends, bank holidays and sleeping in. Out of hours payments will be paid at enhanced rates.



As a residential child care practitioner you will play a crucial part in providing life changing support, enabling children to thrive and have the best life chances.



You will have experience of working with vulnerable children, be resilient and able to deal with challenging behaviour.



You will be able to formulate care plans and risk assessments and have a good understanding of child and emotional development, supporting children to recover from childhood trauma, abuse or neglect. You will need to be IT competent with the ability to update electronic records.



Further information from Alina.Pop@sheffield.gov.uk



We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.





It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.





Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.





We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.





Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.





If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.



Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page

Job details

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Job reference
REQ003239
Date posted
25/04/2025
Application closing date
07/05/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grade 5 29,093 to 31,586 pro rata
Package
1 Permanent position
Contractual hours
16
Job category/type
Children's Social Care