Children's Residential Support Worker

**Support Worker**

**Salary -** The current full time salary for this position is **£23,571 **to **£24,183** per annum, depending on qualifications (maximum full time job rate potential is **£24,996 **per annum which is performance related).

**Hours - **38 hours per week

**Location -** Long Stratton, Norfolk

**About Break**:
Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

We work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care. Whether you’re interested in working in our residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, our pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like our family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal: you’ll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for.

**Why Break?**

At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognized and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.

**About the role**:
As a Break support worker you’ll be working hands-on day in day out with the young people living in the children’s home.

The first twelve months of your time at Break will see you build relationships with the young people we care for and support in our homes. Day to day you may find yourself planning and taking part in trips and activities and learning new skills to help young people overcome communication difficulties.

Every milestone in our disability services is celebrated and treasured. We can’t promise every day will be easy, but we can promise the sense of pride you’ll feel for the young people you support and care for.

You’ll need to be an excellent team player who is warm, caring, calm and resilient enough to cope with the complex emotional and behavioral needs of the young people we support.

In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:

- Free, career-enhancing qualifications
- A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break in care services.
- A benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services.
- A free counselling service to all our employees.
- The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
- Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Free flu jabs.

Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section at the bottom of this page.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

This job is also known as: Support Worker, Youth Worker, Care Worker, Children Support Worker, Children

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The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.