Job Role
Support Worker / Children’s Residential Home.
Location
Runcorn
Salary
£13.45 per hour PLUS additional pay: £62.64 per sleep‑in (working approximately 4‑8 sleep‑ins per month, an additional £3,000‑£6,000 per annum).
Requirements
- Great communication skills, fun, positive and energetic.
- Experience and qualifications in children’s care or transferable skills such as nursery, sport, education or early years experience.
- Ability to build trusting relationships and be a role model.
- Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
- Ability to work flexibly, including shifts and sleep‑ins.
Responsibilities
- 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 and give encouragement and praise.
- Enjoy fun days out such as swimming, trampolining, football, dance 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.
- Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks.
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and in‑house professional support.
- Full induction programme.
- FREE Enhanced DBS check.
- Real Living Wage as minimum salary.
- Enhanced pay scales recognising qualifications and experience.
- Family support with enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Rewarding job with variety and enjoyment – no two days the same.
- Supportive management with regular supervisions and appraisals.
- Regular team meetings where your ideas contribute to service progression.
- Funded qualifications – we fully fund QCF qualifications and sector leading training.
- Paid training – you are paid to enrol in training.
- Amazing discount schemes: access to the Circle app and Blue Light Card for discounts on retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and when buying a car.
- NEST pension scheme to secure your future.
- Wellbeing support, advice and guidance through the Employee Assistance Programme.
- Staff referral scheme – refer a friend and receive a £500 referral bonus.
- Annual leave: 28 days including bank holidays.
- Real progression opportunities, including potential to become a Registered Manager.
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.
Keys Group has signed the Armed Forces Covenant and welcomes service personnel, veterans and military families. We offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel who meet the role criteria; please detail your military experience on your CV.
Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
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