Senior Children's Residential Support Worker

Witherslack Group; Rugby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in special education and care is seeking a dedicated Senior Children's Residential Support Worker. This rewarding role involves making a significant impact on the lives of young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs. You will be responsible for providing day-to-day support, fostering relationships, and leading a team to ensure the highest standards of care. With a focus on celebrating small victories, this position offers a fulfilling career path with opportunities for progression and personal development. Join a team that values compassion, resilience, and teamwork in a beautiful working environment, and help shape the futures of young people in your care.

Benefits

7 weeks holiday

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits package

Training and development opportunities

Medical cover

Meals provided

High-street discounts

Recommend a friend scheme

Beautiful working environments

Bonuses for sleep ins

Qualifications

• Compassionate and supportive individual with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to build relationships with young people and staff.

Responsibilities

• Support young people in daily life and create lasting memories.
• Ensure high standards of care and support the staff team.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Teamwork

Leadership

Communication

Driving License

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Senior Children's Residential Support Worker

Apply locations Rugby time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: January 17, 2025 (22 days left to apply) job requisition id JR101240

£35,270 - £39,542 assuming good attendance and up to 4 sleep ins per month

Those huge small victories

Working in our Children’s Homes means being a part of a young person’s day to day life. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our shift leaders enable our young people to get their childhood back and create pathways to become well-rounded adults – an incredibly rewarding role to have. There will be challenges along the way but there will also be the smallest moments which feel like a huge small victory!

Our homes accommodate young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people in our care. Our shift leaders are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put in

You’ll be a part of taking care of our young people day to day, making sure things run smoothly and creating lasting memories. As a shift leader you will also make sure that the staff team are supported and the home is operating at our high standards, prepared to step up to deputise for the Team Leaders. We’re looking for someone able to relate to and build relationships with our young people. Compassionate, emotionally resilient, and supportive, you’ll also be able to provide the leadership that inspires your colleagues.

What we do for you

• Salary: Base salary of £30,030 - £34,302

• Bonuses: In addition to your base salary you’ll do up to 4 sleep ins per month, these are paid at £80 per sleep (approx. £3,840 per year) and £1,400 Attendance Allowance – assuming good attendance

• Training: A full 4-week induction on our Care Academy

• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday

• Progression: If career development is your thing, most of our team leaders and managers have been promoted from within our group – plus you could join our ‘Aspire’ future managers programme

• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance

• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

• Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts

• Meals provided while you’re at work

• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities

• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. You don’t need experience, but there are a few things we’ll be looking for from you:

• A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others

• We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must

• The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations

• A full UK driving licence which you’ve held for at least 12 months

• If you don’t have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we’ll pay for you to study and support you every step of the way

You’ll start life as a RSW by joining our ‘Care Academy’ – 4 weeks of off-the-job training with experienced WG professionals to help you feel confident and ready to support our young people.

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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Children’s Support Worker / Residential Support Worker / Care Worker / Career in Care / Working with Children / SEMH

About Witherslack

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs. We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments and we are proud of what we do.

Mission: We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.