Job Title: Children’s Residential Support Worker
Location: Crawley
Salary: From £14.05 PLUS additional £3k – £6k per annum for sleep ins.
Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week working a rolling shift pattern, 2 on 4 off.
Benefits
- 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
Responsibilities
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children, led and supported by a registered manager.
- Act as a professional parent, giving encouragement and praise.
- Enjoy fun days out such as Go‑carting, paintballing, cinema, bowling 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.
- Ensure a safe home environment, including cleaning, laundry and cooking.
Qualifications
- 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.
- Ability to work flexibly, including shifts and sleep‑ins.
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.
Armed Forces Covenant: Keys Group is proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group and offering veteran‑friendly policies and a Veterans Peer Support Network.
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