Job Summary
Job title: Peripatetic Residential Support Worker
Location: Northeast Cluster (Houghton-Le-Spring, Darlington, Stockton-On-Tees)
Hours: 37 hours per week plus sleep ins and mileage
Salary: £24,073 - £27,453 depending on experience
Additional Payment: £2000.00 P.A. while in this role, mileage from home address to place of work.
Sleep ins: £45 per night (average 10 per month)
Shift Pattern: flexible subject to homes you are working in.
Annual Leave Entitlement: 222 Hours
About Hexagon Care
Hexagon Care Services is a national provider of residential care, education, and therapy for young people. With over 80 homes and schools across England, we collaborate closely with local authorities to provide specialised services, including therapeutic care, crisis intervention, and support for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Our mission is to offer safe, stable environments where young people can build resilience and develop skills for a brighter future.
The Role
This exciting opportunity offers the right candidate the chance to gain experience across a variety of homes across the cluster, working with the therapy teams as appropriate and helping to support and develop services through mentoring and guidance. It will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to quickly develop experience in a variety of settings.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Support young people in a range of activities, including cooking, cleaning, outings, and taking part in games and appointments.
2. Manage challenging behaviours effectively and professionally, with support from senior staff and therapeutic services.
3. Create a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for young people, ensuring they feel heard and valued.
4. Collaborate with psychologists and the therapy team to establish appropriate boundaries and strategies for supporting the children in your care
Criteria for the role:
5. Desirable: QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare/Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People’s Workforce, or level 4 qualification
6. Essential: Full UK driving licence and access to vehicle with business use insurance.
Benefits of Working at Hexagon Care Services:
7. Death in Service (4x salary)
8. Free, on-site parking
9. Electric vehicle scheme
10. Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
11. Free access to GP Hero
12. Blue Light Card
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 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 - 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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