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Residential Support Worker - Freesland Rise, Nuneaton
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Client:
Hexagon Care Services
Location:
Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
0e4c56a53968
Job Views:
3
Posted:
14.07.2025
Expiry Date:
28.08.2025
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Job Description:
Job Summary
Residential Support Worker Vacancy – Freesland Rise Children’s Home, part of Hexagon Care Services
Job title:Residential Support Worker
Location: Nuneaton, Coventry
Home name: Freesland Rise, Ofsted rated Good Children's Home
Salary: £26,350 (new to sector) to £30,050 (depending on other experience)
Earnings: £31,525 to £35,225based on 10 sleep ins per month
Hours:40.5 hours per week
Annual leave:243 hours (6 weeks equivalent)
Shift Pattern: 1 shift on, 2 shifts off. Shifts start at 7:30am until 11pm followed by a sleep in at the home, finishing at 8am.
We are seeking to appoint a Residential Support Worker for one of our children's homes inNuneaton, Coventry. This Children's Home is easily accessible from surrounding areas of Coventry.
Freesland Rise is a 2 bedded therapeutic service, with support from Hexagon’s own therapy team. Our psychologists work closely with young people and staff following an embedded therapy model to provided consistency in the care to the young people who reside here.
As a residential support worker, you will nurture and support the children and young people in your care, with all aspects of day-to-day tasks and activities. No two days are the same working in Residential Care for Children. If you enjoy working with children and possess the resilience to work with challenging behaviours having a nurturing and supportive approach to your practice, we want to hear from you! Full induction, training and support is provided by our in-house award-winning learning and development team, including the QCF level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
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.
As a Residential Support Worker you will have the following:
* The desire and passion to safeguard, motivate, and inspire the young people in your care
* Lead, demonstrate, and share best practice to other practitioners in your home. In addition to working closely alongside Psychologists and our specialist therapeutic services team.
* The characteristics and personality to handle challenging behaviour effectively and professionally
* Full driving license is essential
The benefits you can expect as a Residential Support Worker working for Hexagon Care:
* Progressive pay scale based on experience, qualifications, and performance
* Specialist CPD certified training and accredited qualifications free of charge
* First access to other RSW, and senior roles in the company before these get advertised
* Increased annual leave for 100% attendance
* Access to free, confidential 24/7 employee assistant programme
* Free meals, snacks and drinks on shift for all residential staff.
* Free parking.
Please note, Hexagon Care Services does not hold a sponsorship licence and as such we are unable to support any candidates who do not already have right to work. This is a permanent position, if you have right to work but with an expiry date, we are more than welcome to receive your application but please note you would only be eligible for an interim contract linked to your RTW expiry.
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. This will include an enhanced DBS and/or children’s barred list check.
Feedback timescales (these are applicable to all roles at Hexagon Care Services)
Candidates who apply via CV (Indeed etc) may not hear a response due to volume of applicants, candidates who complete application forms via our career's portal will be provided with feedback irrespective of outcome.
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