Secure Residential Support Worker

4 days ago

Hailsham, East Sussex, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year

Could you make a difference to the lives of children? Lansdowne Secure Children's home is one of only 14 in the England & Wales and is a modern, state of the art building with excellent and diverse facilities.

We are looking for Support workers to join our care team. We put children at the heart of everything we do. If this is also you, then you'd likely be a good match for us and we want to hear from you.

You'll work as part of a dedicated, supportive team, and will be responsible for providing the day-to-day safe and secure care of the children at Lansdowne. Keeping the children engaged and occupied, you'll encourage and participate in fun, enriching activities with the young people, such as sports, cooking, arts and crafts and many more. As part of the rota you will be required to do sleep ins in the home on occasion.

We are looking for candidates who:

  • Has experience working with children
  • Has experience working in high pressure situations which require quick thinking and appropriate action
  • Is a creative thinker
  • Is able to manage difficult conversations and challenge poor behaviour

To apply for this role, please follow the 'Apply Now' button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist and w e will be shortlisting on the below criteria, so please be sure to highlight these in your Supporting Statement.

  • Experience of working with or looking after children.
  • Knowledge or experience of Safeguarding of children

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page .

Please download the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place face to face within two weeks at Lansdowne Secure Unit.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Please note that unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role, so if you do require sponsorship, we will be unable to progress with your application.

We understand that the great care we provide is down to the great staff we have. We don't just talk about this, we demonstrate it. As the largest employer in East Sussex, we can offer excellent and identified career pathways, breadth of work to choose from and unparalleled training as well as fantastic pension and benefits.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Samuel Bennett via

For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex.

Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

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