Support Worker

FPR Group; Bognor Regis, Chichester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Support Workers to join their team in the West Sussex area. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people, providing support in various settings including residential care and mental health units. With flexible shifts that fit around your lifestyle, you can choose to work as much or as little as you like. The organization values emotional resilience, patience, and empathy, ensuring that you are equipped to handle the challenges that come with supporting those who have faced traumatic experiences. Join a supportive team that encourages professional development and offers excellent hourly rates of pay.

Benefits

Excellent hourly rates of pay

Weekly pay via BACS

Holiday pay earned separately

Enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS provided

Mandatory training provided

Support from experienced consultants

Continuous encouragement of up-skilling

24/7 contact available in emergencies

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people is preferred.
• Must be emotionally resilient and capable of handling challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Support vulnerable children and young people in various settings.
• Create and maintain safe working boundaries with those supported.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Patience

Empathy

Communication skills

Experience with vulnerable children

Job description

Due to very high demand, we are actively recruiting Support Workers to cover shifts set in Children's Residential, Post-16's Supported Living, Mental Health Units, Homeless Hostels and Young Peoples services in the West Sussex area; including but not limited to in the Chichester, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Horsham, Crawley and surrounding areas.

We can offer Support Worker shifts supporting vulnerable children and/or young people in a wide variety of settings throughout the West Sussex area. Shifts available include earlies, lates, long days, sleep-ins and waking nights - it is up to you which shift pattern you prefer to work. Support Worker shifts can be continuous within a single project for consistency, or you can work across different projects giving you great flexibility and variety. Our Support Workers already working for us value the ability to work as much or as little as they like, fitting work around their lifestyle and other commitments or working for us as their main source of income.

We are looking for people who preferably have experience in supporting Children, Young people or within a similar career background.

Applying Support Workers will ideally possess the skills and mindset capable of working with vulnerable Children and Young People who have faced many traumatic issues. As a Support Worker, you will be emotionally resilient, patient, and empathetic, understanding the need for consistency in your approach and communication skills. The ability to create and maintain safe working boundaries between you and the Children or Young People you will be supporting is of paramount importance. These are Young People who can at times display behaviours that are challenging and unpredictable.

If this sounds like you and a career you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you!

BENEFITS of working with us are:

• Excellent hourly rates of pay
• WEEKLY pay via BACS
• Holiday pay earned SEPARATELY to the Support Worker hourly rate!
• Enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS provided *
• Mandatory Training and certificates provided for personal use *
• Friendly and experienced Health & Social Care Consultants to help and support you, including:
• Detailed information about the projects provided prior to first shift at each location.
• Additional supervised support and training provided within project when required or requested.
• Continuous encouragement of up-skilling
• 24/7 contact available in emergencies.

*Terms apply.

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FPR Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Job Location

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Your Key Contact

I am a senior consultant in our Health & Social Care division and I specialise in placing temporary Nurses, Care Assistants, Support Workers and other healthcare professionals into temporary roles.

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