Overview
Senior Support Worker - Children’s Homes. A minimum of 12 months Children’s home experience and a level 3 residential child care qualification.
Location: Littlehampton
Salary: from £31,231 per annum plus an additional £3k - £6k pa for sleep-ins
(4 – 8 sleep ins per month at £62.64 per each)
Hours: Full time long day shifts plus sleep ins.
What you will do
* Join a 5 bed family home, caring for young people who have sometimes social and emotional difficulties.
* Be a person to give encouragement and praise when needed, to be patient and understanding during times of crisis, and inspire the team to achieve the best outcomes.
* Promote and support positive development by providing a safe and nurturing environment.
* Lead a team along with other professionals to provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each child.
* Record events and observations, progress reports, and prepare and implement care plans and records.
* Act as a positive role model to colleagues and children to meet everyday living needs, developing trusting relationships that create recovery, growth and lasting change.
Why Keys Group
Keys Group provides innovative care and education services to children and young people with complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties or challenging behaviour. We aim to make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.
What we offer
* In-house professional support and fully funded external qualifications.
* Career progression: clear paths to advance, including opportunities to become a Registered Manager.
* Competitive Salary: Real Living Wage as a minimum.
* Enhanced Pay Scales: recognise qualifications and experience with higher pay rates.
* Family Support: enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
* Paid Training and Full Induction Programme.
* Funded Qualifications – range of QCFs.
* Paid to enrol in sector-leading training and level up your career.
* Amazing Discount Schemes via Circle App & Blue Light Card.
* NEST Pension Scheme.
* Wellbeing Support via Employee Assistance Programme.
* Staff Referral Scheme – £500 referral bonus.
* Annual Leave: 28 days including Bank Holidays.
* Free Enhanced DBS Check.
* Progression opportunities within Keys Group.
What we need from you
* Experience or knowledge of child-centred, therapeutic models.
* Great communication skills; naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
* A minimum of 12 months Children’s home experience and a Level 3 qualification in residential childcare (recognised in hourly pay rate).
* Ability to work flexibly including shifts and sleep-ins; full-time and part-time hours available.
* Full UK Driving Licence.
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