Residential Child Care Worker (Driver) • Ref: CH05926 • Located at Bluebells (Short Breaks) • Contract: Permanent, Part-Time: 22 hours per week • Salary: G6 £31,537 - £34,434 (pro-rata to hours worked) plus 5% unsociable hours payment including sleep-ins (pay scales under review) • Qualified starting salary: £32,597 (pro-rata for part-time) • Unqualified starting salary: £31,537 (pro-rata for part-time) Bluebells Short Breaks Service provides residential short breaks for children and young people within the Walsall area. We have a longstanding reputation for providing quality care and support to children with additional needs from its purpose built facility located within Walsall. We currently have opportunities for the right people to join our established team of residential childcare workers. Successful candidates will join a team focused on making a huge difference to the lives of children and young people who use the service. • Do you have experience of working with children either within a residential short breaks setting or have other relevant or transferable experience working with children and young people? • Are you a patient and nurturing child focused individual who can give attention to detail? • Do you have a clear and robust safeguarding approach? • Can you bring a sense of fun, energy and creativity to building and maintaining meaningful and longstanding relationships with children and their families? If this is you, we would love to hear from you. As a Residential Childcare Worker, you will be ambitious for young people’s development and have a clear focus on your role in nurturing and supporting children's true potential. You will work directly with children and young people in meeting all of their care needs during their short break stays and you will be required to develop, build and maintain excellent relationships with not only children and young people but also parents, carers and the wider professional network. The Bluebells service operates from Thursday afternoon through to Monday afternoon. Residential care staff are required to undertake a range of shifts covering mornings, daytime and evenings. Bluebells operates during school holidays and Public Bank Holidays. (Overnight sleep in duties are also required on occasions). If you would like to know more about the role, including working hours or days etc, or would like to arrange an informal chat, please contact the manager Glen.Jones@walsall.gov.uk [Glen.Jones@walsall.gov.uk]. Please note that when you complete your personal statement, ensure that you refer to the attached Job Description and Employee Specification, and tell us about all your experience and your qualifications. View Job Description & Employee Specification [https://go.walsall.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-08/CH06026%20JDES%20%20Revised.pdf] Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet [https://go.walsall.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-12/Information for Applicants 2023_0.pdf] for further information. We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time. At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole – particularly your ‘Supporting Information’ – reflects your own voice. Closing date: 3rd September 2026 Important: Our Residential Homes can accommodate children up to 18 years of age. Due to the nature of this post, the Department for Education National Minimum Standards state that the employees must be 4 years older than the oldest resident. Therefore, applicants must be 22 years of age or older. Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults. Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas. This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English. Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits [https://go.walsall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-/benefits-of-working-for-us]. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development. We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application. Living in Walsall Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages. Walsall Council is committed to Safer Recruitment. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Social Work Matters • Children's Social Worker Recruitment Some of our children require a special kind of support: yours. Visit our microsite [https://go.walsall.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/social-work-recruitment] to find out more about joining Walsall Council as a Children's Social Worker.

Residential Childcare Worker - Ref:CH05926