Support Worker

Keys Group; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care provider in Runcorn is seeking a Support Worker for the Children's Residential Home. You will play an essential role in creating a safe and loving environment for children and young people. Responsibilities include providing emotional support, being a positive role model, and engaging in various fun activities. The ideal candidate will have a full UK driving licence and experience in children's care. This position offers a competitive hourly wage along with a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Enhanced pay scales

Paid training

Employee Assistance Programme

28 days annual leave including bank holidays

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle are essential.
• Experience in children's care or transferable skills such as nursery, sports, education, or early years experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and loving home for children and young people.
• Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
• Provide emotional and physical support for children's development.

Skills

Communication skills

Energetic

Ability to build trusting relationships

Flexibility in caring

Job description

Job Role

Support Worker / Children's Residential Home.

Location

Runcorn

Salary

£12.60 per hour PLUS additional: £62.64 per sleep‑in (working approx. 4‑8 sleep‑ins per month, an additional £3,000‑£6,000 P/A)

Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle are essential.
• Great communication skills, fun, positive and energetic.
• Experience and qualifications in children’s care or transferable skills such as children’s nursery, sport, education or early years experience.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and be a role model.
• Need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep‑ins.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people, led and supported by a registered manager.
• Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
• Enjoy fun days out such as swimming, trampolining, football, dance and revisit missed milestones.
• Provide emotional and physical support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations.
• Build friendships and trusting relationships.
• Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks.
• Empower them to make decisions about themselves.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.

Benefits Package

• Career progression: clear paths to advance, including opportunities to become a Registered Manager.
• Competitive salary: Real Living Wage as a minimum.
• Enhanced pay scales: recognise both qualifications and experience with higher pay rates.
• Family support: enhanced company maternity and paternity pay.
• Rewarding job – full of variety and enjoyment. No two days are ever the same.
• Supportive management – regular supervisions and appraisals to ensure you are enjoying life at Keys Group.
• Regular team meetings – include and contribute your ideas towards the progression of the service and have your voice heard as part of our regional management team.
• Funded qualifications – fully fund and support you to obtain a range of QCF’s opening up further career opportunities and extra pay.
• Paid training – get paid to enrol in our sector‑leading training and level up your career.
• Full induction programme: comprehensive introductory training to set you up for success.
• Amazing discount schemes – access amazing deals with the Hapi App & Blue Light Card.
• NEST pension scheme: secure your future with our pension plan.
• Well‑being support, advice and guidance – access advice and guidance through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff referral scheme – refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you.
• Circle App – internal communications on the next level, be part of something special.
• Annual leave: 28 days annual leave, including bank holidays entitlement.
• Free enhanced DBS check.
• Real progression opportunities.

Equal Opportunities

Keys Group is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Keys Group is very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.

As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch.

Contact Us

Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.