Support Worker

5 months ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Social Care Recuiting Full time

**Title**: Children's Support Worker

**Location**: Toton and Hedge End, Southampton

**Job Purpose**:

- To provide a safe, warm, caring and stable environment for the children in care.
- The role requires dealing with children with Learning Disabilities (LD), Emotional Behavioural (EB) issues, complex needs and those on the Autism Spectrum.
- The aim is to create a respectful culture within the home, where young people's needs are paramount and they are encouraged to mature and achieve their full potential.

**Shift Patterns**:

- Two long shifts from 07:30 to 22:30
- One short shift from 15:00 to 22:30
- With 2-6 paid sleep-in shifts per 4-week period
- You will work up to 2 weekend days per 3 week period

**Salary**:

- You can earn over £26,000 (approx £14.40 per hour) with base hourly rate + Sleep-ins in this role
- Starting salary for daytime shifts: £10.75 per hour (increases to £10.85 per hour after 6 month probation) or £21,157 per year
- Night shift rate: £11.55 per hour
- Sleep-in shift rate: £68.15 per shift (equates up to an extra £4,900 per year income)

**Benefits**:

- Access to Perk Box
- Continuous training and development opportunities
- Contributory pension

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Managing challenging behaviour
- Supporting individualised care plans
- Ensuring a safe and caring environment
- Keeping updated with documentation and records
- Staying abreast of relevant legislation and policies
- Promoting education and daily living skills
- Undertaking key worker responsibilities

**Essential Skills & Qualifications**:

- Experience working with children and young people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour within Children's Residential settings
- Achieved or working towards NVQ 3 (or above) in Children and Young People or similar qualification
- Experience of working with children on the Autistic Spectrum and those diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome is beneficial
- Understands the importance of providing a stable environment for children
- Experience working with children with (EBD) Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Passionate, diligent, and enthusiastic
- Driving is desirable but not required

Please note that this post is full-time and permanent, and will include a thorough induction and training programme. Opportunities for progression within the company are also available.

**Salary**: Up to £14.46 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Care home

Shift:

- Day shift
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- Have you got or are you working towards your NVQ Lv 3 (or equivalent)

**Experience**:

- Children's Residential Care: 1 year (preferred)
- living in the UK: 4 years (required)
- Challenging Behaviour: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person


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