Therapeutic support worker - young people
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Job Title: Therapeutic support worker - young person
Location: Crawley
Salary: From £27,581 per annum PLUS additional £3k - £6k per annum for sleep ins.
Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week working a rolling shift pattern which includes long days and additional sleep ins.
Rated GOOD in our January 2025 Ofsted inspection.
We are looking for support workers to join our small and specialist 2 bed Children's home and be part of an amazing team, supporting young people to reach their full potential and have positive outcomes, giving them hope for the future.
At this home, we support primarily vulnerable young females, often as a solo placement, who display behaviours of concern which can include mental health, self injurious behaviour, risk taking and emotional challenges.
Alongside our therapeutic approach, we also work with an Art Therapist, a clinical psychologist and with Keys specialist and clinical teams including Positive Behaviour Support.
Working in our home can be intense but extremely rewarding, we have great fun promoting the interests of our young people who enjoy horse riding and equestrian as their favourite pastime.
You would be working with a dedicated, experienced team and a Home Manager that has been here for 20 years.
Qualifications, training and career progression
Keys Group provide excellent ongoing training to support and develop you in your role, with recognised qualifications and potential for career progression within an every growing national Company. We are in the Sunday Times Top 10 Organisations for Apprenticeship providers
Benefits of joining Keys Group:
- Competitive Salary: 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
- 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
- Real progression opportunities
- Amazing Discount Schemes - You'll have access to both the Hapi App & a Blue Light Card which give you incredible discounts at high street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays - even when buying a car
What does the job involve?
- Act as a professional parent, to to give encouragement and praise.
- Provide emotional and physical support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations
- Build friendships and trusting relationships
- Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves
- Ensure a safe home environment, cleaning, laundry, cooking is part of the job.
What do you need?
- We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
- Passionate about supporting children to lead happy lives.
- Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
- Experience in care or transferable skills such as youth work, education, sports or working with vulnerable people is beneficial
- Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
- Full UK Driving licence is beneficial
- You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins
Apply today and we will be in touch to discuss joining our EPIC team.
Safeguarding Commitment: Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Equal Opportunities: Keys Group is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
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,.