£31,294- £37,462 assuming good attendance and 1-2 sleep ins per month
Thosehuge smallvictories
Working in ourChildren’s Homes means being a part of a young person’s day to daylife. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows.Our support workers enable our young people to get their childhoodback and create pathways to become well rounded adults – anincredibly rewarding role to have. There will be challenges alongthe way but there will also be the smallest moments which feel likea huge small victory!
Ourhomes accommodate young people with social, emotional and mentalhealth needs, and our aim is to create the best possible outcomefor the young people in our care. Our support workers are fulfilledby the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in ouryoung people, so we celebrate the littlethings.
Checkout this video on what life as a Children'sResidential Support Worker islike.
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You’ll take care of ouryoung people day to day, making sure things run smoothly andcreating lasting memories. This involves making sure they are upand ready for school, helping with homework, completing paperworkand planning activities. Evenings and weekends are for fun, whetherthat’s playing on the Xbox, a game of football, having a film dayor going go-karting – not a bad way to spend your day at work!Working here is never dull, and the work really matters. It’s abouttapping into each young person’s needs, personality and potential -and guiding them toward a positivefuture.
What we do foryou
We know you’re going to dogreat things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you withthe best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us,you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our youngpeople – plus you’llget:
* Salary: Base salary of£28,134 - £34,302
* Bonuses:In addition to your base salary you’ll do up to 4 sleep ins permonths, these are paid at £80 per sleep (approx. £3,840 per year)and £1,400 Attendance Allowance – assuming good attendance, £1,000Welcome Bonus - on successful completion of probation & £1,000Loyalty Bonus (after 12 months ofemployment)
* Training: A full4-week induction on our CareAcademy
* Holiday: You’ll workhard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’holiday
* Progression: Ifcareer development is your thing, most of our team leaders andmanagers have been promoted from within our group – plus you couldjoin our ‘Aspire’ future managersprogramme
* Flexible benefitspackage: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance,pension and life insurance – check out our benefits here
* Wellbeing:a host of
wellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance
* Medical cover soyou can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentistappointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts
* Meals providedwhile you’re atwork
* Beautiful workingenvironments with the very best facilities – check out ourhomes here
* Arecommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus everytime
Bringyour whole-self to work
Here at WitherslackGroup, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes usthe best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks oflife, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and ourworkforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage,encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. You don’tneed experience, but there are a few things we’ll be looking forfrom you:
* A ‘can do’ attitude– a team player who rolls up their sleeves to helpothers
* We genuinely careabout our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is amust
* The resilience to beable to deal with challengingsituations
* A full UK drivinglicence which you’ve held for at least 12months
* If you don’t have aLevel 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we’ll payfor you to study and support you every step
of theway
You’llstart life as a RSW by joining our ‘Care Academy’ – 4 weeks of offthe job training with experienced WG professionals to help you feelconfident and ready to support our youngpeople.
Join the UK’s bestspecial education and care provider
Our young people deserve the bestpossible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserveto have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in anenvironment that allows you to beyourself.
TheWitherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are anequal opportunities employer welcoming applications from allsections of thecommunity.
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