Casual Residential Support Worker

Keys Children; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

Full induction and introductory plan

Funded training and qualifications

Enhanced DBS paid by us

28 days annual leave

Staff referral scheme — £500 bonus

Job summary

Keys Children is seeking Casual Children's Residential Support Workers in Southampton and Woolston. You will care for children with complex needs in a family home, providing emotional support, personal care when needed, and a safe environment.

The role requires a flexible, resilient approach, a full UK driving licence, and the ability to work shifts including sleep-ins. Benefits include progression opportunities, paid DBS, wellbeing support, and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
• Full UK Driving licence is essential.
• We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children, led and supported by a registered manager.
• Act as a professional parent, to give encouragement and praise.
• A level of personal care will be required according to the child's needs.
• Provide emotional and physical 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
• Ensure a safe home environment, cleaning, laundry, cooking is part of the job.

Skills

Communication skills

Driving licence

Flexibility

Caring nature

Job description

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plus additional sleep in rate £62.64 each

Working Hours:

Casual

Location:

Southampton

Job Category:

Care and Support

Region:

Hampshire

Business Area:

Children's Residential

Package Description

Job Title: Children's Residential Support Worker

Location: Southampton and Woolston

Salary: from £14.45 per hour PLUS an additional £62.64 per sleep in

We are looking for dedicated Casual children's support workers to become part of our brand new family home, caring for children and young people who have complex needs, learning disabilities, 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 to inspire them to grow and develop.

We want to create a safe haven where every child's potential shines bright,you'll be the beacon of hope, providing unwavering support to our young champions.

The role can be emotionally challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a child's life for the better.

Join us as a Support Workerand you will receive:

• Competitive Salary: The Real Living Wage as a minimum
• Full induction and introductory programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience
• Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
• Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service
• Life assurance
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
• 28 days annual leave.
• Staff Referral Scheme– Refer a friend to join Keys and split a £500 referral bonus between you
• Real progression opportunities
• Amazing Discount Schemes - You'll have access to both Circle & a Blue Light Card which give you incredible discounts at high street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays - even when buying a car

What does the job involve?

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children,led and supported by a registered manager.
• Act as a professional parent,to to give encouragement and praise.
• A level of personal care will be required according to the child's needs.
• Provide emotional and physical 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
• Ensure a safe home environment, cleaning, laundry, cooking is part of the job.

What do you need?

• We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• Passionate about supporting children to lead happy lives.
• Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
• Experiencein care or transferable skills such as children's nursery, education, sports or working with vulnerable people is beneficial but not essential.
• 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

Safeguarding Commitment: Keys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Equal Opportunities: Keys is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Keys 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,.