Senior Residential Support Worker

Aspris; Eling; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward scheme

Induction

Training & progression

Pension

Enhanced DBS

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Job summary

Aspris Children’s Services in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Senior Residential Support Worker to help care for and support young people in our residential home. You will work closely with the Registered Manager to maintain safety, deliver compassionate care and promote positive outcomes for the children we serve.

You should have a Level 3 qualification in Children’s Residential and Childcare, be a reliable team player, and able to supervise staff and update care plans.

Qualifications

• A Level 3 qualification in Children’s Residential and Childcare is essential.
• UK driving licence is required due to location and travel expectations.
• Previous experience in a residential childcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support our young people and provide compassionate care.
• Assist the Registered Manager to run a successful staff team.
• Oversee day‑to‑day operation of the home.

Skills

Resilience

Communication

Organisation

Caring

Attentive

Education

Level 3 qualification in Children’s Residential and Childcare

Job description

Children's Home, Home Farm are recruiting for Senior Residential Support Workers. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our support team. In this role, you will support our young people and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them. This role also involves supporting the Registered Manager to run a successful staff team and to oversee the day-to-day operation of the home.

Our benefits include...

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme

• Comprehensive induction

• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression

• Pension scheme

• Paid for enhanced DBS

• Wellbeing support

• Cycle to work scheme and more!

Our children's home provides care and support to children and young people that require intervention. We utilise the secure base model of Care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The overall focus of the home is to achieve positive outcomes for young people, we do this through multi-agency working, personalised care planning and creating positive attachments.

Due to the location and nature of the service, all applicants must drive and hold a UK driving licence.

At Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role within residential childcare, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

A Level 3 qualification in Children’s Residential and Childcare is essential, as well as previous experience within a residential childcare setting along with the following characteristics:

• Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.

• Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.

• Organisation – As well as supervising the staff team, you’ll need to be confident and organised in updating care plans and reporting information that will be relevant to the care of our young people.

• Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.

• Attentive – No young person is the same so being attentive to understand them and identify areas where we can support is important.

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.