Secure Children's Home Support Worker

Hampshire County Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Secure Children's Home Support Worker to join their outstanding team. This rewarding role involves providing care and support to children facing complex challenges, helping them recover from difficult life experiences. You will work in a secure, therapeutic environment, forming trusting relationships and engaging in activities that promote well-being. With flexible shift patterns and comprehensive training, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people. If you're dedicated to nurturing and supporting vulnerable children, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping children with complex needs.
• Ability to form positive relationships and provide support.

Responsibilities

• Act as a therapeutic parent and role model for children.
• Provide a safe and structured environment for vulnerable young people.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Resilience

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Experience working with children or young people

Job description

Secure Children's Home Support Worker

Job Reference: HCC587791
Salary Range: £26,918-£34,616 per annum, inclusive of £5,000 per annum Market Supplement, plus Enhancements for Evenings and Weekends
Work Location: Swanwick Lodge, Southampton (commutable from Winchester, Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Fareham)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent

The Opportunity:

Swanwick Lodge is a specialist, secure residential home looking after up to ten children with complex attachment, mental health and behavioural needs. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2024, it provides a safe, secure and therapeutic environment for some of our most vulnerable young people.

This is an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling role where you can help children recover from difficult life experiences. You will be joining an exceptional team of dedicated and supportive professional carers, working together to provide a highly structured, stimulating and caring environment within our well-appointed home.

Your focus will be to act as a ‘therapeutic parent’ and a role-model to our children, forming positive, trusting relationships that enable them to feel safe and cared for. Working with our diverse on-site education and health and wellbeing team, there’s also the opportunity to engage in fun activities that interest both the children and the staff. You will need to have a great deal of patience, empathy and understanding, with the ability to be consistent, kind and respectful, even in the face of extremely challenging behaviour.

You will have the opportunity to work a shift pattern of alternate weekends with a mixture of early and late shifts and sleep-in duties, to suit your home-life balance. Flexible working requests can be considered.

When you start your job with us, the first four weeks of the role will see you complete a thorough induction programme that includes mandatory training.

About You:

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping children. Emotionally intelligent and resilient, you will also need to be physically able to undertake the role and the training. Experience of working with children, young people or adults within a residential, secure or similar setting is an advantage but not essential.

You will be provided with all the training you need as well as our regular ongoing training and support to develop both your personal and professional skills.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Swanwick Lodge Team on 01489 581913

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.