Part-time Residential Support Worker

Compass Community; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Hull and East Yorkshire is looking for a part-time Residential Support Worker. This role offers flexible working hours to fit your schedule. Responsibilities include facilitating children's activities, ensuring their wellbeing, and managing various domestic tasks. No prior experience needed as full training is provided. This position offers various perks, including holiday entitlement and service awards.

Benefits

£50 per sleep-in

Pro-rata holiday entitlement starting at 224 hours

Additional leave for health and wellbeing

Service awards up to £600

Cashback for medical and wellbeing appointments

Monthly awards participation

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must be 22 years of age or above.
• Ability to build positive relationships.
• Previous experience not essential, training provided.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate children's activities and appointments.
• Ensure health and wellbeing, safeguarding at all times.
• Support domestic tasks like cleaning and cooking.
• Create timetables and manage paperwork.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Calm under pressure

Relationship-building

Valid manual driving licence

Job description

Overview

Whether you’re studying, parenting, semi-retired, or simply want greater balance, a part-time Residential Support Worker role with flexible working hours could be exactly what you’re looking for. Our flexible shifts are built around your availability, helping you maintain the work-life balance you need. Early mornings, evenings, weekends, or just a few shifts per week – we work with you to create a pattern that fits.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Is 22 years of age or above (to meet Ofsted regulations).
• Is caring, compassionate and able to build positive relationships with others.
• Has a valid manual driving licence.
• Has the ability to remain calm in challenging situations.

Previous experience is not essential for this role. Our Skills to Care induction includes 2 separate weeks of classroom-based training and a week of shadow shifts to prepare for the new role.

What will I do as a Residential Support Worker?

Compass Homes are built around accepting a child as they are in a non-judgemental way. You will allow our children to experience childhood, build self-esteem and accept themselves, helping their journey into adulthood.

• You will help facilitate children’s activities and appointments, supporting them in all aspects of their lives. You will ensure their health and wellbeing, safeguarding them at all times.
• You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
• You will support the wider team with a range of domestic tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and food shopping.
• You will create timetables, manage paperwork and write reports.

Why work for Compass?

• £50 per sleep-in.
• Pro-rata holiday entitlement starting at 224 hours, gradually increasing to 248 hours after 4 years working with us.
• Receive an additional 3.5 days of leave (one for your birthday, one to health and wellbeing, one to volunteer and a half day for festive celebrations).
• Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
• With MediCash, receive cash back for medical and wellbeing appointments such as dental treatment/check-ups, optical care, physiotherapy and more.
• Win up to £150 in our monthly REACH Awards.
• Company pension scheme.

The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Above all we thrive on our ethos “Potential Not Perfection”, meaning we will consider all applications.

About You

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