Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker or Support Worker with a background in Residential Childcare looking to take the next step up in your career?
Job role: Senior Support Worker
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Location: Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
Salary: £28,102 - £30,426 per annum (Inclusive of 1 sleep-in per week at £41.60 each)
Homes2inspire have partnered with Northamptonshire Children's Trust to deliver an exciting new service that will work with children in residential children's homes who need some time to for the professionals around them to work out what the best next steps are for them.
Working with children over a limited time period, these residential children's homes will enable children the space, safety, and calm to understand their current position and help to quickly ready them for what happens next.
This will mean working closely with the social care teams, foster carers and families to understand the child and their needs as well as identifying and working with the team around the child to establish what is currently available to support them.
As a Senior Support Worker, you will support the management team with directing roles and responsibilities to support workers and ensuring the monitoring of children and young people’s behaviour, safety, and well-being.
Effective communication skills and the ability to build relationships with others are vital! As a shift leader, the right candidate will be someone who leads by example, upholds standards, and ensures that the safeguarding of children and young people underpins all decisions made.
*Full job description available on request
Requirements:
- Minimum 1 years' experience working with children and young people in a residential setting
- QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare or equivalent (In line with Ofsted requirements)
- Commitment to working a shift pattern including sleep in duties
- Full UK driving licence
The Benefits:
Aside from the fulfilling aspect of helping to support young people reach positive outcomes, there are other benefits to this role. The work undertaken by our dedicated teams are invaluable to us, Homes2Inspire employees also have access to the following benefits:
- Opportunities for progression as well as cross-organisation development
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays with increases with length of service (up to 33 days after 5 years’ service) and ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Medicash - claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) – 24/7 access to support via phone, sms, whatsapp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided
- Wellbeing support – We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical background and are trained in their field of expertise
- Shopping, Cinema and Holiday discounts – you can also sign up to the Blue Light discount card for £4.99 for 2 years to access additional online and retail savings
- Cycle to Work Scheme – A cost-effective solution to getting new cycling equipment
- ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme where employees can earn a £500.00 bonus every time for referring the right candidate to us
- Subsidised days out and activities with our young people
- Meals included during shifts
About us:
Homes2Inspire Ltd are proud to be a part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK! At Homes2Inspire, we are passionate about what we do. As one of the country’s top Children’s Home providers, we strive for excellence in the care we provide, ensuring our children and young people are safe and supported day-to-day
For further information please visit our website www.homes2inspire.co.uk or contact our careers team on 01218 170371 or careers@homes2inspire.co.uk
Please note:
- All successful candidates will be subject to a vetting process in line with safer recruitment requirements. This includes right to work checks, Enhanced DBS Check for Children and Adults workforce (H2I will cover the cost of this check) and satisfactory reference checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.
- Shaw Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
- Ofsted regulations outline that support workers working with children and young people must be 3 years older than the oldest young person within the home e.g., if a young person in the home was turning 18, you would need to be 21 at a minimum.
- We are not able to support visa sponsorship applications.
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf