Residential Support Worker

Horizon Care & Education; Derby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Residential Support Worker to join their dedicated team. In this fulfilling role, you will empower young individuals to thrive by supporting their daily activities and nurturing their potential. You'll be part of a supportive environment that values your contributions and offers opportunities for professional growth. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people and possess a full UK driving licence, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine and help shape futures.

Benefits

Christmas Bonus

Blue Light Card

Colleague Referral Scheme

Financial Wellbeing Service

Life Assurance

Access to Free Online Courses

Employee Assistance Programme

Supportive Management

Free Eye Check

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence is needed for this role.
• Experience in providing care for young people is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with daily routines and activities.
• Provide a safe environment for relaxation and personal growth.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Relevant Training in Childcare

Job description

Residential Support Worker

At Horizon, we believe that each young person is unique and should be enabled to feel confident about their future, no matter what they have been through in life.

Horizon Care and Education have an opportunity for a Children's Residential Support Worker to join our team in our homes across the West Midlands region.

About the role:

As a Residential Support Worker, you will support young people in the many different aspects of daily life within our homes including:

• Helping young people continue with hobbies, social activities, and friendships, and learn new skills.
• Providing support with morning routines such as getting ready for school and making sure they have a good breakfast.
• Preparing evening meals and ensuring the young person has a safe space to relax and unwind within the home.
• Supporting young people to reach their potential and experience new opportunities.
• You will need to be open to working in a reflective manner and deliver relationship-based, person centred care as part of a small team. This will involve a combination of day, evening, night, weekend, and bank holiday working.

How you'll be rewarded:

• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral! *
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
• Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support
• Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together
• Supportive management and senior leaders
• High quality CPD opportunities
• Free eye check

If you're passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

A full UK driving licence is needed for this role

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