Job Summary
Job title: Residential Support Worker
Home Name : Ferngate
Location : Portishead
Salary: £24,850 - £28,475
Earnings : £28,475 - £32,100 based on 7 sleep ins per month
Hours : 40.5 per week
Shift Pattern: 1 shift on, 2 shifts off
Shift Start Times: Starting at 8am and finishing at 11pm, occasionally followed by a sleep in.
Hexagon Care Services are the largest family owned, private provider of residential childcare in the country. We have over 50 Children’s Homes, 5 Crisis Intervention services, and 14 schools across England.
We are seeking to appoint a residential support worker for our Ofsted rated OUTSTANDING home in Portishead, Somerset. Easily accessible from Bristol and surrounding areas. Our Children's Home is a 4 bedded service for girls, providing medium to long-term placements within a safe, stable, and consistent living environment. The outcomes for the young people have made this service one of our highest achieving homes maintaining Outstanding for many years
No two days will be the same supporting young people to achieve their very best. You will have a varied array of tasks whilst on shift; everything from cooking & cleaning, taking part in activities and games, taking Young People out to appointments/meetings, managing challenging behaviours, or even sitting and watching TV with the Young People.
We aim to create a positive, relaxed home environment where the young people feel safe, supported & listened to. You will be inducted by our industry leading, award winning learning & development team, and guided in your role by more senior staff members, including psychologists/therapy team to establish appropriate boundaries, manage behaviours effectively and nurture the young people in your care towards positive futures.
Experience of working in a residential home for children is advantageous, although not essential. Please bear in mind this role is shift work and requires you to work sleep ins at the home at the end of a shift before handing over to another staff team the following day, the rolling rota covers evenings, weekends, bank holidays/public holidays shared amongst the staff team.
Criteria for the role:
1. Desirable: QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare/Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People’s Workforce (not essential, Hexagon will pay for the new level 4 Diploma if required)
2. Essential: Full UK driving licence
The benefits you can expect as a Residential Support Worker working for Hexagon Care :
3. Competitive rate of pay, including a progressive pay scale based on experience, qualifications, and performance
4. Competitive pension scheme
5. 30 days total annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
6. Specialist CPD certified training and accredited qualifications free of charge
7. Increased annual leave for 100% attendance
8. Ofsted Outstanding bonus
9. Access to free, confidential 24/7 employee assistant programme
Please note Hexagon Care Services does not hold a sponsorship licence and as such we are unable to support any candidates requiring sponsorship. All hiring managers at Hexagon Care Services are trained by safer recruitment consortium accredited trainers, and all positions in regulated activity with children will be required to undergo safer recruitment and onboarding checks prior to commencement.
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