Residential Childcare Assistant plus Welcome Bonus

Waterlooville, Hampshire
Outcomes First Group

Join us to receive a £500 welcome bonus and then a further £500 after 6 months.

Acorn Education & Care are hiring Residential Childcare Assistants in the Hampshire region.

Role: Childcare Assistant

Salary: Up to £27,285.68 per annum (inclusive of 8 sleep ins)

Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (42 hours per week – 7 days on, 7 days off)

Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire

Essential: Full UK Driving Licence required

How we reward you

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Salary: Up to £27,285.68 per annum (inclusive of 8 sleep ins)
• £500 Welcome Bonus and an extra £500 once you pass your probation (6 month minimum)
• Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Residential Childcare qualification. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
• Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable 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, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Critical illness cover

Our next Childcare Assistant will be someone who has:

• Full UK Driving Licence
• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties will include

• Chaperoning young people to appointments and activities
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Household tasks
• Administering medication

The Opportunity

Acorn Education and Care, part of the Outcomes First Group, are recruiting Childcare Assistants to join our teams within the Hampshire region.

Our registered accommodation offers support for vulnerable young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and Complex Needs.

Our accommodation is based in the Hayling Island area and are commutable from Portsmouth, Havant, Waterlooville and surrounding towns and villages.

We are friendly and fun, and though there are challenges too, everything we do is dedicated to creating rewarding experiences – for those we look after and for everyone in our team!

To apply now please click Apply on Company Site and follow the on screen instructions or call us today on and speak to one our dedicated talent scouts!

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS. And reimbursement of the Update Service fee