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plus additional £6k per year for sleep-ins (based on 8 sleeps per month)
Working Hours:
39 hours full time
Location:
Denmead
Job Category:
Care and Support
Region:
West Sussex
Business Area:
Children’s Residential
Package Description
Senior Residential Support Worker Children’s Homes
Salary: from £16.25 per hourplus additional £3000 – £6000 pa for sleep-ins. (£62.64 per sleep-in)
Shift patterns –Full time working long days plus extra sleep in on a shift pattern
We are looking for residential support workers to become part of our family home, caring for vulnerable Children who have sometimes complex emotional difficulties and keeping them safe from harm. You would be the person to give encouragement and praise when needed, to be patient and understanding during times of crisis and to inspire them to grow and develop.
The role can be challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a life for the better.
Why choose Keys for your career?
Keys provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.
What do you need?
- Experience or knowledge of child-centred, therapeutic models.
- Great communication skills, naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
- minimum of 12 months Childrens home experience and a level 3 qualification in residential childcare which will be recognised in your hourly pay rate.
- You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins with full-time and part-time hours being available.
As a therapeutic Senior support worker you will:
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people
- Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
- Inspire our young people on a daily basis.
- Provide emotional 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
As well as competitive pay and in-house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.
What do you need?
- We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and emotionally resilient.
- Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
- Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, education, security or working with vulnerable people.
- Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
- You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working 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 that recognise both qualifications and experience
- Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
- Free meals
- A great employee Benefits programme
- Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service
- Life assurance
- Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
- 28 days paid annual leave
- Staff Referral Scheme– Refer a friend to join Keys and split a £500 referral bonus between you
Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Keys 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 is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Keys are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant
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