Children's Residential Support Worker - Ely

Package Description

Are you passionate about making a difference to the life of every child and young person through positive experiences?

Could you support children in a homely environment to meet their individual needs and overcome their challenges preparing them to live full and happy lives?

Then join us as a Residential Support Worker at our children’s home in Ely and unlock your true potential.

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 them.

Join us as a Residential Support Worker at our home in Kettering that cares for children and we can offer:

• 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
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays

More about the role

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people, led and supported by a registered manager.
• Provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each individual child.
• Act as a positive role model to meet their everyday living needs,
• Enjoy fun days out such as theme parks, fishing, football and hiking.
• 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

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

What do you need?

• We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• Great communication skills, positive and energetic .Experience and previous qualifications are not necessary but are welcome.

You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins with full-time and part-time hours being available. Full UK Driving Licence is required.

Contact us today, we would be delighted to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

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.

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £21,294.00-£22,916.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)