Package Description

Senior Residential Support Worker Children’s Homes

Location: Barry, Mid Glamorgan

Salary: £12.00 - £12.40 per hour PLUS an additional £3k - £6k pa for sleep-ins. (4 – 8 sleep ins per month at £62.64 per each)

Hours: Full time long day shifts plus sleep ins.

Are you already a Senior or experienced Childrens Support Worker who is looking for a new rewarding challenge with a large and growing organisation?

Do you share our EPIC values of Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Caring?

Then why not unlock your career potential with Keys Group, apply today to join our fantastic team and enjoy days filled with fun and laughter.

It's an exciting time to join us.

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of.

As well as competitive pay and in house professional support, we provide and fully fund the necessary training for you to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Senior Therapeutic Support Worker at our friendly, caring residential home and you will receive:

• Full induction and introductory programme
• Fully funded training and qualifications to Level 5
• Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience
• Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay
• A great employee Benefits programme offering discounts with retailer
• Access to wellbeing and life counselling service
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us
• 28 days annual leave including Bank Holiday entitlement

More about the role:

• You will work with the team to promote and support the young people in our care in leading a life of positive development by providing a safe and nurturing environment.
• Ensure the day-to-day management is facilitated in a professional and competent manner and support the Service Manager in providing the best quality care.
• Lead a team along with other professionals, to provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each individual child.
• Record events and observations, progress reports, preparing and implementing care plans and records
• You will act as a positive role model to colleagues and children to meet their everyday living needs, developing trusting relationships that create recovery, growth and lasting change.

What do you need?

• You must be eligible for registration with Social Care Wales.
• Experience or knowledge of child-centred, therapeutic models.
• A minimum of 12 months experience in a residential children's home and a level 3 qualification in residential childcare.
• Ability to speak Welsh would be desirable.
• Great communication skills, naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• Ability to relate and encourage our young people, get involved with activities such as baking, swimming and skating.
• You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins.

Apply today and help us to care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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