Senior Residential Support Worker - Children's

Package Description

Senior Residential Support Worker

Minimum age: 21

Halifax

Salary: £25,958 - £27,175 (£12.80 - £13.40 per hour)plus approx. £3,000 to £6,000 sleep- in allowance pa.

Are you looking for the next step in your career with a growing organisation with a good reputation?

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of the children and young people in our care and lead a team to achieve this?

Do you want to help the children and young people in our care to fulfil their potential by enabling them to understand their past, live for today and look forward to a brighter future?

We have excellent full-time opportunities for a Senior Residential Support Worker to join our team in our children’s home in Bedlington. We are looking for a motivated and energetic candidate who have a passion and drive to support children and young people aged between 8 and 18, who are in need or support and guidance.

Many of our homes are EBD based and are looking for a Senior Support Worker to help reach the potential of our children and young people that we support.

We are looking for committed individuals with experience of effectively supporting children and young people in a number of settings, but mainly their residences and excursions. A proven ability to care for and relate to children and young people is essential, as well as being able to work as part of a team.

· Are you motivated, determined and resilient?

· Are you able to adapt to challenging situations and can work in a team?

· Can you work sleep ins?

· Do you hold a Level 3 Residential Childcare or equivalent?

If the answer is “Yes” then we encourage you to apply.

Our benefits include:

· Entitlement to 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).

· Enrolment onto vocational qualification courses.

· Progressive pay scale

· Access to a voluntary benefits including discounts at cinemas, restaurants and retail establishments

· Enrolment into the NEST Pension scheme.

· Refer a Friend scheme – recommend a friend to come and work with Keys and you’ll earn a £500 bonus!

· Enhanced DBS Check paid for by Keys Group

Please apply online and we will contact you to discuss in further detail.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

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 are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.

As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch,.

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