Residential Support Worker - childrens & young people

Job Title: Children’s Residential Support Worker

Location: Crawley

Salary: From £14.05 PLUS additional £3k - £6k per annum for sleep ins.

Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week working a rolling shift pattern, 2 on 4 off.

We are looking for a children's support worker to become part of our loving family home, caring for young people who have sometimes emotional and behavioural difficulties. You would be the person to give encouragement and praise when needed, to be patient and understanding during times of crisis and to inspire them to grow and develop.

The role can be emotionally challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a child's life for the better.

Join us as a Support Worker and you will receive:

• Competitive Salary: 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
• 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 annual leave.
• Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you
• Real progression opportunities
• Amazing Discount Schemes - You'll have access to both the Hapi App & a Blue Light Card which give you incredible discounts at high street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays - even when buying a car
  
  

What does the job involve?

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children, led and supported by a registered manager.
• Act as a professional parent, to to give encouragement and praise.

Enjoy fun days out such as Go-carting, paintballing, cinema, bowling and revisit missed milestones.

Provide emotional and physical 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

Ensure a safe home environment, cleaning, laundry, cooking is part of the job.

What do you need?

• We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• Passionate about supporting children to lead happy lives.
• Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
• Experience in care or transferable skills such as youth work, education, sports or working with vulnerable people is beneficial
• Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
• Full UK Driving licence is beneficial
• You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins
  
  

Apply today and we will be in touch to discuss joining our EPIC team.

Safeguarding Commitment: Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Equal Opportunities: 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,.