Therapeutic Support Worker - Full Training Provided

Charles Hunter Associates; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's support organization in Chippenham is seeking compassionate Therapeutic Support Workers to join their residential team. You will work with vulnerable young people aged 10-18, providing essential support in a full-time role that demands dedication and resilience. Key responsibilities include ensuring safe handover routines and working long days, including weekends. The position offers a salary of £26,208, along with excellent training and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

28 days paid annual leave

Industry leading training

Excellent career progression

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people is beneficial.
• Full commitment to supporting vulnerable children is essential.
• Ability to understand and compartmentalize personal struggles.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to young people in a residential setting.
• Work long days, including alternate weekends.
• Participate in safe handover and bedtime routines.

Skills

Commitment to working with vulnerable children

Flexibility to work long hours

Self-reflective and open personality

Job description

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role?

We are looking for a Therapeutic Support Workers for this organization’s Residential Children's service. Based in their residential community, you will work with young people aged 10-18 in their specialist residential home for young people aged eight to eighteen, with learning disabilities, complex needs, and behaviours that may challenge.

The Residential Support Worker role requires full commitment; this is a serious career path that requires self-sacrifice in order to ensure the young people are always put first and receive the support they need.

The job will involve days only working long days, alternate weekends, sometimes you will need to stay beyond your shift ending to ensure safe handover or bedtime routines.

Hours:

Full time / Days only (without sleeps)

Benefits include:

• £26,208
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Industry leading training and management development program
• Excellent career progression always available

Do you have:

• A burning desire, passion and full 100% commitment to working with extremely vulnerable children
• Flexibility in your personal life to work long hours, weekends
• Open, honest, self-reflective personality who is able to understand their own life struggles and compartmentalise
• Some experience working with young people is beneficial

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