Residential Support Worker Children's Homes

Keys; Buxton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

Induction Program

Funded Training

Enhanced Pay Scales

Maternity Pay

Free Meals

Wellbeing Support

NEST Pension

Life Assurance

DBS Paid

28 days annual leave

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Keys Group operates an eight-bed specialist children’s home in Buxton with an onsite education facility and a tailored curriculum focused on adventure and outdoor activities. We are recruiting Therapeutic Support Workers to join a supportive clinical team and to work sleep-ins alongside long day shifts.

Successful applicants will have care experience or transferable skills, strong communication, and a flexible, resilient approach.

Qualifications

• Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, sport, armed forces, education, security or working with vulnerable people
• Naturally caring, flexible and emotionally resilient
• Great communication skills, positive and energetic
• Ability to remain calm during challenging situations
• Full UK Driving licence essential

Responsibilities

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people
• Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise
• Inspire our young people on a daily basis
• Provide emotional 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

Job description

Location

Location: Buxton, Derby

Salary

Salary: From £14.05 plus £3000 - £6000 pa for sleep-ins. (£62.64 per sleep-in)

Shift patterns

Full time working long days plus extra sleep in (approx. 4-6 sleep ins per month)

Therapy, care and education working together

Keys Group are pleased to be opening a specialist children’s home and are looking to recruit for several positions for this exciting new opportunity. Our 8 bed home will have an onsite education facility with a unique curriculum tailored around adventure and outdoor pursuits alongside traditional subjects, so we are looking for support workers who have a keen interest or experience of working with children or have a passion for outdoor activities.

Staff will be fully supported by an enhanced, specialist clinical team, well beyond our standard clinical offer, and will receive bespoke training to meet the needs of the children living within the home.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.

As a Therapeutic Support Worker You Will

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people
• Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
• Inspire our young people on a daily basis.
• Provide emotional 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

Your Rewards

• 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
• Free meals
• A great employee Benefits programme
• Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you

What do you need?

• Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, sport, armed forces, education, security or working with vulnerable people.
• We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and emotionally resilient.
• Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
• 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.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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

Keys Group 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.