We are recruiting for a Senior Support Worker to join a fantastic residential service for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and learning difficulties.

Our client is an established provider of Residential Childcare with a proven record of creating home environments that exceed children’s needs. They facilitate children in their care to express their characters, whilst providing an exceptional level of care

As a Senior Support Worker you will be working alongside the management team to lead shifts whilst making a huge difference to lives of children who live with learning difficulties and special needs as well as emotional behavioural difficulties.

The role includes:

Leading shifts and supervising a team of Support Workers
Organising and accompanying the young people on social activities and appointments
Working closely with the management team to ensure the service maintains excellent standards
Building relationships with young people and working towards positive outcomes
Recording the young person’s activity & reporting key aspects of their care
Promoting the young person’s independence and developing their life skills

Whilst the role has its challenges, the results you will see from the children you work with will offer incomparable job satisfaction.

The ideal applicant will have:

2+ Years’ experience working with young people in a residential setting
Full driving license with access to own transport
Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or The Children & Young Peoples Workforce
Flexibility to work to a rota that includes early starts, late finishes and occasional weekends.

The successful applicant will be rewarded with:

Excellent rates of pay including performance related bonus & opportunity to work overtime
On-going professional development including the opportunity to progress into a management position
Generous Holiday entitlement and opportunity to work to a rota that provides up to 4 days off per week
Minimum 3% pension contributions
Extensive work-based training and access to Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management

If this could be you, please don’t hesitate and apply immediately!!

The successful applicant will be appointed subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.