Residential Support Worker – Children’s Homes
Location: Widnes – drivers only. Salary: £13.45 per hour plus £3000–£6000 per annum for sleep‑ins (£62.64 per sleep‑in). Shift patterns: full‑time long days plus extra sleep‑ins (≈4–6 per month). Full UK driving licence required.
You will be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Your role will involve encouraging, praising, and supporting the children while remaining calm during challenging situations. The work can be emotionally demanding, but it offers the chance to positively change a child’s life.
What you need
- Caring, nurturing and emotionally resilient.
- Great communication skills; positive and energetic.
- Desire and passion to support children – experience is not essential as training is provided.
- Ability to remain calm during challenging situations.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Flexibility to work shifts and sleep‑ins.
Your Rewards
- The Real Living Wage as a minimum.
- Full induction and introductory programme.
- Fully funded training and qualifications.
- Enhanced pay scales recognising 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 check paid for by us.
- 28 days paid annual leave.
- Staff referral scheme.
Why choose Keys Group for your career?
Keys Group provides innovative care and education services to children and young people with complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We aim to make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support.
As a Therapeutic Support Worker you will
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home.
- Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
- Provide emotional support to help children reach their full potential.
- Build friendships and trusting relationships.
- Help them understand and manage their emotions.
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves.
Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care; 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. Keys Group is proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and offers veteran-friendly policies, a Veterans Peer Support Network, and military awareness support. A guaranteed interview is offered to eligible current and former service personnel who meet the criteria of the role.
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