Therapeutic Support Worker - Full Training Provided

Charles Hunter Associates; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local council is seeking passionate Support Workers to join their team, focusing on children and young people with a range of needs. This role offers competitive pay, job security, and excellent career progression opportunities within a supportive environment. A commitment to helping vulnerable children and the ability to work varied shifts are essential for this position.

Benefits

Enhanced pension benefit

Public sector benefits including annual pay reviews

Excellent progression opportunities

Job security with local council employer

Qualifications

• Experience of working within children or young adults in a social care or SEN setting.
• Willingness to complete Level 3 in Residential Childcare.
• Full commitment to this career pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for children with behavioural difficulties and complex needs.
• Work in residential homes, undertaking shifts, weekends, and overnight stays.

Skills

Experience with Children and Young Adults

Ability to complete shift patterns

Commitment to career pathway

Education

Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!

I am looking for passionate Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.

My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children's homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Dartington, Exeter, Okehampton and Barnstaple.

If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.

Benefits include:

• £25,992 - £32,000 per annum (additional enhancements for sleeps)
• Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
• Job security in a local council employer
• Excellent progression opportunities within the council

Do you have:

• Experience of working within children or young adults in a social care or SEN setting
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)
• Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.
• Full commitment to this career pathway

For more information apply now!

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from the following

• candidates who require sponsorship
• candidates with adults only social care experience
• candidates without a full uk driving license