Role: Residential Support Worker
Location: West Midlands/East Midlands/ Multi-location within these areas
Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 dependent on experience plus bonuses and sleep-in pay. OTE up to £30,000+
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for individuals who know how to have fun; who are funny, can make a conversation in any situation! We want individuals who want to work with children to make a positive, lasting difference in children's lives. Are you an experienced Residential Worker or Youth Worker, or do you have no experience but are looking to build a career in residential care? We need determined, resilient people to be long-lasting, significant adults in a child's life. We need individuals who won't shy away from a challenge and can be down-to-earth and pragmatic in any situation.
With our structured pay scales and clear career progression paths, we can support you with the training and experience to develop into a Senior Residential Support Worker, Deputy Manager,
Home Manager or Registered Manager. We know that children benefit from having consistent, long-term adults in their lives, therefore your career progression, happiness, and wellbeing are paramount to us. Join us in creating a safe and nurturing environment where children can thrive and reach their full potential; become a part of our dedicated team and help shape the future of these young lives.
WHAT WILL I DO AS A RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKER?
The real question is what don't you do? Imagine what would you be expected to do as a parent, it the everyday things to sometimes quite big things. Some things are summarised below:
- Making sure they're up on time for school and have a good breakfast inside them in order to engage in the education system positively
- Getting their evening meals ready and planning things for them to do when they get home
- Helping them work through their homework (there's always Google!)
- Encouraging them to get involved in activities or to just relax and feel at home as part of developing their physical and mental health and well-being, from social and leisure activities and helping with hobbies such as football, netball, musical instruments or playing video games
- Keeping up to date with paperwork and reporting in order for the home to run effectively and compliantly
WHY WORK FOR CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES?
We offer competitive salaries, performance-related bonuses, and sleep-in rates.
Ongoing Training and Professional Development. We know that children benefit from having consistent, long-term adults in their lives, therefore your career progression, happiness, and wellbeing are paramount to us. Management works with each staff member to build a professional development program to suit their pace of learning and development. The management also has a fast-track management program and offers free level 3/4/5 training.
We make houses and homes - We invest heavily in ensuring homes are beautifully decorated, allowing children to express their characters, feel safe, and enrich their lives. Generous budgets devoted to children - Each of our homes is given substantial investment to allow for all children to experience childhood, including holidays abroad, recreational activities, and special events. Direct therapeutic work with children - We aim to provide all children with therapy, driven by industry-leading psychologists and practice. This will include therapeutic training for all staff.
Bespoke systems - Spend more time working directly with children rather than duplicating reports with our bespoke, time-saving incident reporting system. In-depth Induction Programme - All new starters complete a thorough induction program that involves face-to-face and online training, shadowing, and 1-2-1 learning sessions to best prepare them for the new role. Health and Wellbeing Programme - Employee Assistance Programme. Free and available to all staff 24/7/365.
Performance-related bonuses - These are based on feedback from young people and professionals, Achievement of Good/Outstanding with OFSTED Other Things - Incredible working environments (check out our homes on our Website), NEST Pension Scheme, Refer a Friend Scheme, plus much, much more!