Residential Support Worker

​Are you compassionate, patient, and dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of children? Are you ready to provide essential support and guidance to help children thrive? If so, we have a rewarding opportunity for you!

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We are dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for children living in residential care. Our children's home is a place where every child is valued and given the opportunity to thrive. We are looking for passionate and resilient individuals to join our team and make a positive impact.

It's essential that you possess the ability to endure these challenges and work to rebuild trust and rapport when needed. We need team members who are committed to never giving up on our young people, continually offering support and encouragement.

Children's experience and qualifications, although valued, are not essential as we are able to provide intensive support and training in the role. We welcome diverse professional and personal skills and experience as well as hobbies and interests that can be shared with the children and utilised in your work.

Support Worker Benefits

• The Real Living Wage as a minimum.

• Full induction and introductory programme.

• Fully funded training and qualifications.

• Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience.

• Free meals.

• Life assurance.

• 28 days annual leave.

Support Worker Role

• Dealing with challenging behaviour (verbally abusive, possibly threatening behaviour)

• Requirement for positive role modelling at all times and maintaining a consistent approach.

• Dealing with constantly changing guidelines, procedures etc, that are being presented by our Governing Body

• Develop a functional approach for young people who are likely to have been rejected or have serious issues in coming to terms with their behaviour

• Support the young people to have equal opportunities to develop their independence & social skills in preparation for adult life.

• Liaise with parents, carers, other 3rd parties and the staff team.

• To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.

• Ensuring placement plans are followed, policies, procedures, risk assessments and rotas are in place and education is supported.

The successful candidate;

• Needs to be passionate about making a difference in young lives.

• Will understand trauma and have the resilience to deal with challenging behaviour.

• Have good communication and interpersonal skills to provide advice and specialist guidance to our children and families (once trained)

• Use their initiative to resolve problems.

• Be a positive role model for the young people.

• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work

• Ability to work as part of a team around the young people.

• Can be available to work Monday to Sunday between the hours of 8am - 11pm.

• Option to work consecutive shifts and have more time off in between

• Will be able to commit to sleep in up to 8 times per month.

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Job Type: Full-time - Pay: £30,500.00-£31,000.00 per year

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Benefits:

• Company pension

• Discounted or free food

• Life insurance

• On-site parking

• Sick pay

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Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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Please send your CV now to be considered for this exciting opportunity, and we will be in touch for an initial conversation.

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