Therapeutic Support Worker - Full Training Provided

Charles Hunter Associates; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Doncaster is seeking passionate Support Workers to assist children and young adults facing challenges such as learning disabilities and mental health issues. This role offers job security, progression opportunities, and competitive pay, including sleep-in allowances.

Benefits

£27,259 plus £41 per sleep in

Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews

Enhanced pension benefit

Job security in a local council employer

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to complete shift patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young adults with behavioural difficulties.
• Work in children's homes providing residential care.

Skills

Experience with children

Experience with young adults

Understanding of learning disabilities

Mental health awareness

Ability to handle challenging behaviours

Education

Level 3 in Residential Childcare

Job description

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 Doncaster.

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:

• £27,259 plus £41 per sleep in (approx. £31,000 per annum OTE)
• 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 with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)
• Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.

For more information apply now.

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.