Residential Support Worker - Rossendale, United Kingdom - Keys Children

Keys Children

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Rossendale, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Package Description

Residential Support Worker Children's Homes

Location:
Rossendale area

Salary:
£24,336 - £25,755 plus £3000 - £6000 pa for sleep-ins. (£62.64 per sleep-in)

Shift patterns - Full time working long days plus extra sleep in (approx. 4-6 sleep ins per month)

Full UK Driving licence is required.

We are looking for a children's support worker to become part of our lovely family home, caring for children who have sometimes emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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 emotionally challenging and you could be handling sometimes difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a life for the better.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

Keys Group 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.

As a therapeutic support worker you will:

Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for our young children.
Act as a positive role model to to give encouragement and praise.
Provide emotional support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations
Build friendships and trusting relationships
Help them to understand and manage their emotions
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.

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
NEST Pension Scheme
Life assurance
Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
28 days paid annual leave

What do you need?

We want people who are naturally caring, nurturing and emotionally resilient.
Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
Experience is not essential as we provide training, more important is a desire and passion to support children.
Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
Full UK Driving licence is essential.
You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleepins.

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