Job Summary
Hexagon Care Services are a large provider of residential childcare in the country. We have over 60 Children’s Homes and 14 schools across England.
We are seeking to appoint Residential Support Workers for our children’s home in Knottingley. This is a great opportunity for someone to join a highly established and successful children’s home, learning from an experienced, skilled team of like-minded individuals who share a passion for giving the children in care the very best support.
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.
As a Residential Support Worker you will have the following:
1. The desire and passion to safeguard, motivate, and inspire the young people in your care
2. 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.
3. The characteristics and personality to handle challenging behaviour effectively and professionally
4. Shift work including weekends, evenings & sleep in duties
What you’ll get in return as a Residential Support Worker at Hexagon Care Services
5. Death in service (4x salary)
6. Free, on-site parking
7. Electric vehicle scheme
8. Store discounts/perks
9. Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
10. Free access to GP Hero
11. Additional payments for no sickness
12. Blue Light Card (instead of ‘store discounts/PERKS)
13. Long Service Payments
14. Cycle to Work Scheme
15. Ofsted outstanding bonus payment
16. Pension
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. This will include an enhanced DBS check with barred list check.
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