Children's Residential Support Worker

Break Charity; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a full-time Support Worker to assist young people in a residential setting. Responsibilities include building trusting relationships and helping them overcome past trauma while promoting their well-being. The role requires an NVQ Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare, and you'll be supported in your development. This position offers a competitive salary, training opportunities, and various benefits including a 'golden hello' scheme and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Free career-enhancing qualifications

Golden hello scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Access to wellbeing initiatives

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay

Qualifications

• Full manual driving licence required.
• Ability to manage challenging situations effectively.
• Strong rapport-building skills with young people.

Responsibilities

• Work hands-on with young people in a children's home.
• Build trust and relationships with young residents.
• Support in overcoming trauma and develop their identities.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Teamwork

Problem solving

Patience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare

Job description

Support Worker

• Salary: £28,103 - £28,498 per annum, depending on qualifications (including 5 sleep‑ins per month paid at £64.95 per night).
• Maximum full time job rate potential is £29,289 per annum, performance related (including 5 sleep‑ins per month paid at £64.95 per night).
• Hours: Full time (38 hours per week)
• Location: King’s Lynn, Norfolk

Why Break?

At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.

About the Role

As a Break Support Worker you’ll be working hands‑on day in day out with the young people living in the children’s home.

You’ll work with a tight‑knit team of colleagues to build a relationship and trust bond with the young people living at the home. You’ll be a positive role model, supporting them in overcoming their previous trauma and learning to trust in adults again, along with the help and guidance of your colleagues and Break’s therapeutic services. You will encourage new experiences, supporting the young people to develop their own identity.

You’ll be patient, thrive in a team environment, able to support those around you and have the emotional intelligence and resilience to manage challenging situations.

To be successful in the role you’ll be a good team player, and a problem solver.

You will need to successfully complete an NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare before you complete 24 months of Support Work. This will be fully funded by Break and you will be supported by our training team.

Please note that you must have a full, valid, manual driving licence. You will be required to work shifts.

The basic annual salary range for this role is £24,206 - £24,601. If your application is successful, your job offer will be based on these amounts.

In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits

• Free, career‑enhancing qualifications
• A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £500 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £500 at the six‑month mark. (Not available to candidates referred by recruitment agencies) (Subject to conditions)
• A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break in care services. (subject to conditions)
• Annual leave purchase
• Additional service‑related holiday from 2 years
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company funded medical cash plan
• Enhanced sick pay and family friendly leave
• Pension salary sacrifice
• Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary
• Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed)
• Access to multiple Wellbeing initiatives
• The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through our Staff Consultation Forum
• Cycle to Work and Tech scheme
• And more

Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section.

If you would like to develop your career and make a real difference in a child or young person’s life, use the ‘apply now’ button to be taken to our application site.

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.

Additional Information

People are our biggest asset in our organisation. We recognise that the key to providing the highest quality of care is to ensure we have a diverse workforce using their life experiences to give the children and young people a well‑rounded right start in life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

The first interview will be a Safe Care / Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.

An enhanced DBS check is required for the role. This will be funded by Break.

To comply with OFSTED requirements, you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the application or recruitment process. If there are adjustments you would like to request, please contact . We also offer reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UKVI requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.