Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Devon, United Kingdom Blue Elephant Childcare Ltd Full time

**What is a Support Worker in a children’s home?**

You will be a valuable asset in caring for children who cannot live at home helping them in many of the same ways a parent would. From getting them up and off to school in the morning, cleaning the home and getting their dinner ready to spending time just being around and chatting, helping with homework. You will also help keep them entertained in a positive and character-building way, before settling them down for bed and maybe reading them a story. You would then write up the day and may sleep in and go home the next morning.

We currently have staff and kids returning from Disney and others planning to go to Cyprus and others using our own 4 bed holiday cottage in Newquay, Cornwall.

**What’s the salary?**

We currently pay between, £12.57ph unqualified to £13.14ph qualified for a 35hr per week full time rota, plus a sleep-in allowance of £50 per night. Additional hours are almost always available meaning that, working 40hrs per week (1 extra shift each 3 weeks) and doing 2 sleep ins per month would result in a salary range of around £27,345 to £28,531 or more.

**Are there any other benefits?**

We believe a 35hr working week helps staff take the time they need to recover when times are difficult and give them the strength and resilience to pick up extra shifts when needed.

At Blue Elephant we understand that the job can be challenging and therefore we offer a number of benefits not only to show how much we value our staff but also to make sure that their mental health is prioritised and enhanced.

**Benefits include, from the first day of employment (no wait time)**:

- Medicash+ which includes
- helping to pay towards dental treatment, optician, prescription costs, physiotherapy etc
- 24hr access to a UK based GP via the telephone or video call, the appointments are extended to 20 minutes if the call relates to a mental health issue.
- Extra 7 one-hour face to face counselling sessions.
- Discounts off weekly shopping at most of the top supermarkets, gyms and cinemas, holidays etc
- Death in service benefit of 3½ times annual salary paid to your nominated individual.
- Monthly mental health groups B-Well for men and Monthly Ladies Book Club for females.
- Annual cash bonus paid each November.
- Christmas Hampers with food and goods handpicked by the directors of the company.
- Free Yoga and other regular wellbeing sessions.
- Annual summer ‘Thank You’ concert with live music, food and drink, open to staff and their families, to show our appreciation to them as well.

**What exactly is the ethos of Blue Elephant Childcare?**

To understand the ethos, you have to understand the way Blue Elephant Childcare was set up and the way it is run. The two founders Keith & Chris Burley have both worked in a number of children’s homes companies with Keith setting up three of them but always having to seek financial backing which ultimately led to profit maximisation and a shift of priorities from care to profits. Blue Elephant was set up using the pension pots of both Keith & Chris, there is no external financial interest (other than mortgages) and no shareholders demanding a return on their investment.

This has allowed Keith & Chris to establish a company where the children really are at the centre of everything they do. They hold the right of a child to have a childhood dearly and work tirelessly to ensure that all our kids can enjoy a safe home with a sense of belonging and love, which in turn allows them to enjoy what childhood they have left. The ethos of the company is clearly children first, but they also understand that the job of caring for our children is hard and therefore we have to provide an environment which is supportive for our staff as well, together this makes Blue Elephant different

**What type of person are you looking for to be a Support Worker?**

Normal everyday type people, who have a desire to make the lives of children better in the most direct way imaginable.

Ideally you will be aged from 22yrs to 70yrs, although for exceptional people we would consider those outside this range.

You must be able to drive, this is because at this time we are unable to accommodate a non-driver.

You must be able to work seven 15hr shifts every three weeks and be prepared to work weekends (a Saturday one week, a Sunday the following week then a full weekend off the next) this equates to a working week of 35hrs.

You’ve got to be able to study for a diploma at L3/4 and we are extremely supportive in achieving this and help is always available.

If you wonder if you could do the job, ask yourself, can I care? If the answer is Yes, this is the job for you because if you care, you can

**Is it just another job?**

No, it isn’t, it is a career choice with many opportunities to grow and develop and if you want true progression there is opportunity within Blue Elephant to become a Senior Support Worker and almost all our manager are st

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