Experienced Children's Support Worker

Package Description

Job Title: Residential Support worker

Location: Walpole Highway

Hours: Full time working long days and sleep ins

Salary: £25,553 - £26,972 (£12.60 - £13.30 per hour) plus £3000 - £6000 pa for sleep-ins. (£62.64 per sleep-in)

Full UK Driving licence is required.

We are looking for an experienced, resilient children's support worker to become part of our family home, caring for young males who have sometimes complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. You would be the person to give encouragement and praise when needed, to be patient and understanding during times of crisis and to inspire them to grow and develop.

The role can be emotionally challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a life for the better.

What do you need?

Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, education, security or working with vulnerable people.
A high level of emotional resilience is required and the ability remain calm during challenging situations.
Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
Passionate about supporting our young people, be a positive role model.
Full UK Driving licence is essential.
You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins.

As a therapeutic support worker you will:

Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people, led and supported by a registered manager.
Act as a positive role model to to give encouragement and praise.
Enjoy fun days out such as swimming, go karting, skating, fishing and revisit missed milestones.
Provide emotional and physical support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations
Build friendships and trusting relationships, believe in them.
Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks
Empower them to make decisions about themselves

As well as competitive pay and in-house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Support Worker at our caring and nurturing home and you will receive:

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
Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
Free meals
A great employee Benefits programme
Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service
NEST Pension Scheme
Life assurance
Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
28 days annual leave.
Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Keys Group is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

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