Support Worker - children and young people
Package Description
Childrens Residential Support Worker
Location: Maiden Bradley and Warminster
Salary: From £27,581 per annum PLUS additional £3k - £6k per annum for sleep ins.
Full time working long days and sleep in.
FULL UK DRIVERS LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL
We are looking for a passionate, motivated children's support worker to become part of our family home, caring for young people who have sometimes complex 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 be a role model to inspire them to grow and develop.
The role can be emotionally challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a life for the better.
What do you need?
* We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and emotionally resilient.
* Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
* Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, armed forces, education, security, sports or working with vulnerable people.
* 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 sleep-ins.
Your rewards:
* Career Progression: We invest in your growth with clear paths to advance including future leaders which prepares you to become a Registered Manager.
* Competitive Salary: We offer the Real Living Wage as a minimum.
* Enhanced Pay Scales: Recognise both qualifications and experience with higher pay rates
* Family Support: Enhanced company maternity and paternity pay.
* Rewarding Job - Full of variety and enjoyment. No two days are ever the same
* Supportive Management - regular supervisions and appraisals to ensure you are enjoying life at Keys Group
* Regular Team Meetings – Include and contribute your ideas towards the progression of the service and have your voice heard
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Funded Qualifications – We fully fund and support you to obtain a range of QCF's opening up further career opportunities and extra pay
* Long Service awards
* Company sick pay
* EPIC awards employee recognition programme
* Full Induction Program: Comprehensive introductory training to set you up for success
* Amazing Discount Schemes - Unlock discounts with the Blue Light Card
* NEST Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our pension plan.
* Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance – Access advice and guidance through our Employee Assistance Programme.
* Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you
* Annual Leave: 28 days of annual leave, including Bank Holidays entitlement
* Free Enhanced DBS Check
* Circle, Powered by Workvivo - access to our internal engagement app, Circle, where you can stay up to date with news, recognise colleagues, hear from our CEO, and explore stories from across the organisation
As a therapeutic support worker you will:
* Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people
* Act as a positive role model to to give encouragement and praise.
* Inspire our young people on a daily basis.
* Provide emotional support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations
* Build friendships and trusting relationships
* Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks
* 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.
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.
Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.
As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch,.
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Salary
From £13.60 per hour PLUS additional sleep in rate £62.64 each
Annually
Job Reference
Keysgroup/TP/144328/6182
Contract Type
Full Time
Closing Date
No Expiry Date
Job Category
Care and Support
Business Unit
Children's Residential
Location
Frome, United Kingdom
02 September, 2025