Residential Care Worker

Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

What you'll need to succeed:

Ideally you are enthusiastic about making positive changes in the lives of disabled children. You should be child centred, able to use your own initiative, and work as part of a team. You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and partnership working when working with parents and other professionals. You should have or are willing to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Children's Residential Care (which the Council will fund).

Working in social care is a career where you can make a huge difference. Whether you want to work with adults or children there are a variety of jobs available.

We believe that the people of Cornwall deserve the best. We put their needs at the heart of everything we do and that means we need you to share our determination to make a difference to their lives and make a brighter future.

Social workers in Cornwall play a leading role in delivering services that safeguard the welfare of the most vulnerable members of our communities.

Our Social workers are developing positive partnerships with colleagues from a wide range of different professions and agencies across the county.

Our 'Social Work Career and Qualification' pathway has been created to support you to develop and maintain your professional practice and progress your career in Cornwall.

If you can demonstrate a clear commitment to building stronger and more resilient communities, empowering people to make informed choices about how their support needs are met, we would like to encourage you to apply for one of our vacancies.

As an Outstanding Children's Services Authority, Cornwall Council offers fantastic career opportunities within its Residential Care Sector, for Residential Care Workers, Senior Residential Care Workers and Waking Night Residential Care Workers who want to work with disabled children and young people. In addition to a competitive salary, good pension, and payments for working outside of office hours and sleep in shifts, successful applicants will be provided with training and opportunities for career progression.

The salary range is a career grade, from £24,482 - £36,655 depending upon qualifications and experience. A generous relocation package will be available for eligible candidates.

For successful applicants who are new to Cornwall Council, a recruitment and retention bonus will be paid; £1000 when the job starts, with an additional £1000 paid after successfully completing the first year.

We currently have vacancies at our homes in Redruth and St Austell.,

• a competitive salary.


• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions


• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.


• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme


• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.