Role: Senior Residential Support Worker
Location: Shifnal, Shropshire
Salary: Up to £33,474 per annum
We are looking to hire a Senior Residential Support Worker to provide a nurturing and supportive environment for our children and young people. The home is a therapeutic, EBD, and complex trauma support service based in Shropshire.
Role of Senior Residential Support Worker
- Contributing to the young persons care plans and risk assessments, their review and implementation
- Forming effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
- Ensuring the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhering to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate.
- Ensuring that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers.
- Maintaining and promoting residential care work to high levels of professionalism expected by Ofsted
- Contributing to the educational and social development of each young person and assisting in the implementation of Individual Education Programs
- Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximising opportunities for their development
- Providing support to the deputy/manager of the home whilst on shift and performing senior duties as directed
Skills and Requirements
- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or equivalent (highly desirable)
- Experience in a children's home setting (essential)
- Supervisory experience (essential)
- Passion to help nurture young people.
- Be able to work shift patterns including sleep ins (Rota plan given in advance but likely to be 2 on 4 off)
- Full, UK driving licence (essential)
- All candidates must be over the age of 21 to meet industry regulations.
Senior Residential Support Worker Benefits
- A salary of £31,398 to £33,474 per annum depending on experience
- Enrolment onto the fully funded Level 3/4/5 Children and Young Peoples Workforce qualification
- Enrolment into a pension scheme
- 248 hours annual leave per year
- Opportunities to pick up extras shifts / overtime at enhanced rate
- Bank holidays paid at time and a half
- Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
- Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last year
- Cycle to work scheme
- A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend scheme
- Monthly recognition awards
- Casual dress code
- Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
- Food available whilst on shift
- Free parking
- A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
- Access to a holiday home based in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company!
- The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!
We are eager to find a driven and passionate individual to join the team. If you are seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in children's lives and further your career in a rewarding and supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.