Residential Support Worker Children's Homes
Added 3 Jun · still live
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This role may not meet Skilled Worker requirements
SOC 6134 is not currently on the eligible-occupation list, so a Skilled Worker visa is unlikely here. Check the occupation eligibility rules and confirm with the employer.
Worth checking: this could also be SOC 6135 (Care workers and home carers, Care workers attend to personal needs of children in residential care), which is on the eligible-occupation list. Ask Keys what the duties actually are.
About the role
Location: Buxton, Derby
Salary: From £14.05 plus £3000 - £6000 pa for sleep-ins. (£62.64 per sleep-in)
Shift patterns - Full time working long days plus extra sleep in (approx. 4-6 sleep ins per month)
Therapy, care and education working together.
Keys Group are pleased to be opening a specialist children’s home and are looking to recruit for several positions for this exciting new opportunity. Our 8 bed home will have an onsite education facility with a unique curriculum tailored around adventure and outdoor pursuits alongside traditional subjects, so we are looking for support workers who have a keen interest or experience of working with children or have a passion for outdoor activities.
Staff will be fully supported by an enhanced, specialist clinical team, well beyond our standard clinical offer, and will receive bespoke training to meet the needs of the children living within the home.
Why choose Keys Group for your career?
Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.
As a Therapeutic Support Worker You Will
Your Rewards
Salary: From £14.05 plus £3000 - £6000 pa for sleep-ins. (£62.64 per sleep-in)
Shift patterns - Full time working long days plus extra sleep in (approx. 4-6 sleep ins per month)
Therapy, care and education working together.
Keys Group are pleased to be opening a specialist children’s home and are looking to recruit for several positions for this exciting new opportunity. Our 8 bed home will have an onsite education facility with a unique curriculum tailored around adventure and outdoor pursuits alongside traditional subjects, so we are looking for support workers who have a keen interest or experience of working with children or have a passion for outdoor activities.
Staff will be fully supported by an enhanced, specialist clinical team, well beyond our standard clinical offer, and will receive bespoke training to meet the needs of the children living within the home.
Why choose Keys Group for your career?
Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.
As a Therapeutic Support Worker You Will
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people
- Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
- Inspire our young people on a daily basis.
- Provide emotional support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations
- Build friendships and trusting relationships
- Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves
Your Rewards
- The Real Living Wage as a minimum
- Full induction and introductory programme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience
- Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
- Free meals
- A great employee Benefits programme
- Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service
- NEST Pension Scheme
- Life assurance
- Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
- 28 days paid annual leave
- Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you
- Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, sport, armed forces, education, security or working with vulnerable people.
- We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and emotionally resilient.
- Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
- Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
- Full UK Driving licence is essential.
- You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins.
Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Keys Group is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.
As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch,.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Keys, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 6134 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~11k in sampleP25 £26kP75 £35k
£26kmedian £30k£35k
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