Support Workers - Bournemouth

Academics Ltd.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A care services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking Support Workers for a residential home to support young people. This role involves providing nurturing assistance and maintaining a supportive environment. Flexible shift options are available, making it ideal for those wanting to balance work with family commitments. Ideal candidates will have a passion for helping others and previous experience in care or special needs settings.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker or Care Assistant is preferred.
• Strong desire to help and support others.
• Willingness to submit to a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Enabling young people to develop and make progress.
• Providing physical, emotional and nurturing support.
• Maintaining a stable, happy, and caring environment.
• Ensuring health, safety, care and welfare of young people.

Skills

Experience in care or special needs environment

Strong team player

Patience and commitment

Motivated and well organized

Job description

Academics are recruiting for Support Workers to join a residential home adjoined to a special needs school in Bournemouth. They have full and part time positions available between Monday‑Sunday so whatever your availability, please get in touch.

This would suit a Support Worker with experience of working in either a care or special needs environment or someone with a genuine interest and passion for supporting others as all training is provided.

Alongside various shifts, they also offer term time contracts (38 weeks a year) or full‑time, 52 weeks a year as the residential home is open in the school holidays. This is ideal for parents who want to spend the holidays with their own children.

The role of a Support Worker involves:

• enabling young people to develop and make progress
• providing physical, emotional and nurturing support
• working as part of a team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment
• ensuring health, safety, care and welfare of young people a priority

To be a successful Support Worker you will be a strong team player, confident, motivated and well organised. Patience and commitment are essential, but above all you’ll be someone with a genuine desire to help others.

If you have experience of working as a Support Worker or Care Assistant and you would like to apply for the position of Support Worker in a Children's home, please apply using the link provided.

As part of the vetting checks you must have a clear, valid DBS or be willing to submit one.