Residential Support Worker

Charles Hunter Associates; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity in Leeds is seeking passionate Support Workers to support young people in a new children's home. The role involves working with individuals with traumatic backgrounds and social, emotional issues, offering a starting salary of £28,265 and additional benefits.

Benefits

Full training and funded qualifications

Sleep-in payment of £42 per shift

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people with traumatic backgrounds.
• Experience in children's homes, care leavers, SEN, PRU students, young offenders, or youth justice.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with traumatic backgrounds and social, emotional issues.
• Work in a new children's home in Keighley.

Skills

Experience with Children

Experience with Young People

Youth Work

Social and Emotional Support

Education

Funded Qualifications

Job description

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? Would you like to work for a charity?

My client is a local charity in Leeds who support young people in the local community with their children's homes, special educational schools and community projects.

The Support Worker role is working in a brand new children's home in Keighley supporting 2 young people with traumatic backgrounds and social, emotional issues.

The Support Worker role is offering the following

• Starting salary of £28,265
• Sleep in payment of £42 (8 sleep ins a month gives you an extra £4,000 per annum)
• 37 hour a week contract
• Full training and funded qualifications

I am looking for passionate Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young People with either traumatic backgrounds, social and behavioural issues in any of the following :

• children's home
• care leavers
• SEN
• PRU students,
• young offenders
• youth work
• youth justice

Apply here to secure an interview!