Support Worker - Children's Services

Courtyard Care; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's residential care provider in Walsall is seeking Children's Residential Support Workers to provide emotional and practical assistance to young people. Responsibilities include facilitating activities, promoting health, and maintaining records. Candidates should be compassionate, adaptable, and possess excellent communication skills, with a valid UK driving licence required. The role offers a full-time position with various employee benefits including training and pension contributions.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed to supporting children's development.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Adaptable and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support.
• Promote health and well-being.
• Facilitate social, educational, or work activities.
• Complete a range of records and documents.
• Hold a valid UK driving licence.

Skills

Compassion

Communication skills

Flexibility

Experience with challenging behavior

Job description

Overview

We are looking for Children’s Residential Support Workers who care about making every moment matter for the children and young people, regardless of qualifications or experience.

Location: Walsall

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Job type: Permanent.

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

About you

• Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting children in a way which enables their development and respects their dignity?
• We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services. Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy
• You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.
• Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities is preferred but all training will be provided.

The role

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the children and young people to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as, possibly, elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
• To undertake this role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence.

What we can offer

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and require pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check before commencement.

About The Service

We provide high quality, flexible and responsive residential care and support to children and young people with complex medical or mental health needs and associated self-harm responses.