Overview
Protective Care Group exists to provide trauma informed care for children who need specialist support in suitable placements. We look past challenging behaviour and recognise that beneath everything, there is a child who deserves dedicated support from our teams.
What we offer to young people
* Robust, consistent, trauma informed care.
* Staff who won’t give up, no matter how challenging it gets.
* Truly person-centred care in solo residential placements.
* Care delivered by professionals trained in safeguarding, de-escalation, and therapeutic approaches.
* To date, we have never given up on a young person, thanks to the hard work, understanding, experience and dedication of our teams.
Requirements
What are we looking for in our Support Workers?
We recently asked one of our young people what they want in a support worker: they said, “someone that is kind, someone that will help them and someone who will get involved in their hobbies.” As we are person centred it’s only right we take their lead.
Due to the level of care that we provide, we are looking for people that fit the following requirements:
* Hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) OR have significant, relevant experience working with young people, particularly those who have experienced trauma or require high levels of support.
* If you don’t yet hold a qualification, you must be willing to work towards it as part of the role (with support and funding provided).
* Empathetic, curious, and able to engage with young people in a supportive, age-appropriate way.
* Resilient and able to manage challenging behaviour such as severe physical aggression, verbal aggression, sexualised behaviour, CSE and CCE vulnerabilities, self harm and absconding.
* Flexible and able to work a varied shift pattern, such as 4 on 4 off (including day shifts, waking nights, and sleep-ins).
* Placement may not be the closest to home, as we carefully match Support Workers to the young people and teams where they’ll be the best fit.
* In possession of a full UK manual driving licence.
It’s important that you understand all aspects of the role before applying, including working hours, potential locations and the challenges you may encounter. Please consider this before applying.
What you’ll get
* The ultimate reward is knowing you have made a difference to a young person; in addition, our support workers also receive:
* £32,000 base salary + generous shift uplifts & sleep-in pay.
* Fully funded industry recognised qualifications.
* Clear pathways for internal career growth.
* Paid annual leave that grows with service.
* Sick pay, company pension & employee wellbeing support (including free counselling).
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