Support Worker

FPR Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Support Workers to provide care for vulnerable children and young people in West Sussex. This role offers a variety of shifts, allowing you to choose your preferred working hours while making a meaningful impact in the lives of those you support. Ideal candidates will possess emotional resilience, empathy, and strong communication skills, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for young individuals facing challenges. Join a team that values flexibility and personal development, where your contributions will be genuinely appreciated and rewarded.

Benefits

Excellent hourly rates of pay

Weekly pay via BACS

Holiday pay earned separately

Enhanced DBS provided

Mandatory training and certificates

Optional workplace pension

24/7 emergency contact support

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting children or young people is preferred.
• Ability to maintain safe working boundaries is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support vulnerable children and young people in various settings.
• Create a safe and consistent environment for those in your care.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Patience

Empathy

Communication skills

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, being able to fit 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 young people can at times display challenging and unpredictable behaviours.

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:

• 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
• Optional Workplace Pension
• Friendly and experienced Health & Social Care Consultants to help and support you including:
• Detailed information about the projects provided prior to the first shift at each location.
• Additional supervised support and training provided within the project when required or requested.
• Continuous encouragement of up-skilling
• 24/7 contact available in emergencies.

Terms apply.

All you have to do is click on the 'APPLY NOW' tab to process your application further.

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