Senior Residential Support Worker

Location: Thringstone

Salary: £27,570 - £28,797 (£13.60 - £14.20 per hour) Plus - £62.64 per sleep-in (working approx. 4-8 sleep ins per month, an additional £3,000-£6,000pa)

Hours: Full time long day shifts plus sleep ins.

Are you already a Senior or experienced Children's Support Worker who is looking for a new rewarding challenge with a large and growing organisation?

Do you share our EPIC values of Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Caring?

Then why not unlock your career potential with Keys Group.

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 or who display challenging behaviour. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of.

As well as competitive pay and in house professional support, we provide and fully fund the necessary training for you to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Senior Therapeutic Support Worker at our residential home and you will receive:

• Full induction and introductory programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications to level 5
• Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience
• Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
• Free meals
• A great employee Benefits programme
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
• 28 days annual leave including Bank Holiday entitlement

More about the role:

• You will work with the team to promote and support the young people in our care in leading a life of positive development by providing a safe and nurturing environment.
• Ensure the day-to-day management is facilitated in a professional and competent manner and support the Service Manager in providing the best quality care.
• Lead a team along with other professionals, to provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each individual child.
• Record events and observations, progress reports, preparing and implementing care plans and records
• You will act as a positive role model to colleagues and children to meet their everyday living needs, developing trusting relationships that create recovery, growth and lasting change.

What do you need?

• A minimum of 12 months experience or knowledge of child-centred, therapeutic models within a childrens residential home
• Great communication skills, naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• Level 3 qualification in Caring for Children and Young People.
• You need to be able to work flexibly covering long day shifts, weekends and sleeps.

Apply today and help us to care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

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.