Senior Therapeutic Support Worker - Children's Homes

Keys Children; Widnes; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded training and development

Enhanced pay scales for qualifications

Enhanced DBS paid for

28 days annual leave

Life assurance

Free meals

Employee Benefits programme

Job summary

Keys Group is seeking an experienced Senior Therapeutic Support Worker for our children’s homes in Widnes. The role requires a minimum of 12 months' residential childcare experience and a Level 3 qualification, with long day shifts and regular sleep-ins.

Salary starts at £14.45 per hour, plus an additional £3k–£6k per year for sleep-ins (£62.64 per sleep-in, 4–8 per month). A full UK driving licence is required, and extensive training and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge of child-centred, therapeutic models.
• Great communication skills, naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• A minimum of 12 months Children's home experience and a level 3 qualification in residential childcare which will be recognised in your hourly pay rate.
• You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins with full-time and part-time hours being available.
• Full UK Driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Work with the team to promote and support the young people in our care in leading a life of positive development by providing a safe and nurturing environment.
• Ensure the day-to-day management is facilitated in a professional and competent manner and support the Service Manager in providing the best quality care.
• Lead a team along with other professionals, to provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each individual child.
• Record events and observations, progress reports, preparing and implementing care plans and records
• You will act as a positive role model to colleagues and children to meet their everyday living needs, developing trusting relationships that create recovery, growth and lasting change.

Skills

Child-centred models

Communication skills

Flexible and resilient

Residential childcare knowledge

Education

Level 3 residential childcare qualification

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Keys Group is seeking an experienced Senior Therapeutic Support Worker for our children’s homes in Widnes. The role requires a minimum of 12 months' residential childcare experience and a Level 3 qualification, with long day shifts and regular sleep-ins.

Salary starts at £14.45 per hour, plus an additional £3k–£6k per year for sleep-ins (£62.64 per sleep-in, 4–8 per month). A full UK driving licence is required, and extensive training and benefits are provided.