At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people in a caring environment, helping them reach their full potential.
- Company: Join a passionate team at a top-rated children's home.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career progression, paid training, and 28 days annual leave.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with excellent growth opportunities and veteran-friendly policies.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while enjoying varied and rewarding work.
- Qualifications: Experience in care or transferable skills like youth work is beneficial.
Overview
We are looking for support workers to join our 5 bed Children's home and be part of an amazing passionate and dedicated team, supporting young people to reach their full potential and have positive outcomes.
You would be supporting up to 5 young people, aged between 12 - 18, who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, alongside mild learning disabilities such as Autism.
This sometimes presents behaviours of concern which can be challenging and each young person has varying degrees of need which is put at the heart of everything we do.
We support their individuality, actively advocate and encourage them to be involved in their own care and journey with us into adulthood.
Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children, led and supported by a registered manager.
Keys are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, meaning we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group.
We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Act as a professional parent to give encouragement and praise.
- Enjoy fun days and activities like football and sports, laser tag and gaming.
- Provide emotional and physical support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations.
- Build friendships and trusting relationships.
- Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks.
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves.
- Ensure a safe home environment – cleaning, laundry, cooking is part of the job.
- Work flexibly in caring for the children, including shifts and sleep-ins.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience in care or transferable skills such as youth work, education, sports or working with vulnerable people is beneficial.
- Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
- Full UK Driving licence is beneficial.
- Willingness to work flexibly, including shifts and sleep-ins.
Benefits
- Career Progression: we invest in your growth with clear paths to advance, including opportunities to become a Registered Manager.
- Competitive Salary: we offer the Real Living Wage as a minimum.
- Enhanced Pay Scales: recognise both qualifications and experience with higher pay rates.
- Family Support: enhanced company maternity and paternity pay.
- Rewarding Job: full of variety and enjoyment. No two days are ever the same.
- Supportive Management: regular supervisions and appraisals to ensure you are enjoying life at Keys.
- Regular Team Meetings: include and contribute your ideas towards the progression of the service and have your voice heard as part of our regional management team.
- Funded Qualifications: we fully fund and support you to obtain a range of QCFs opening up further career opportunities and extra pay.
- Paid Training: get paid to enrol in our sector leading training and level up your career.
- Full Induction Program: comprehensive introductory training to set you up for success.
- Circle & Blue Light Card: access amazing deals with Circle and the Blue Light Card.
- NEST Pension Scheme: secure your future with our pension plan.
- Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance: access advice and guidance through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Staff Referral Scheme: refer a friend to join Keys and split a £500 referral bonus between you.
- Circle App: internal communications on the next level, be part of something special.
- Annual Leave: 28 days of annual leave, including Bank Holidays entitlement.
- Free Enhanced DBS Check.
- Real progression opportunities.
- Added pay of £3k–£6k per annum for sleep-ins (based on 4–8 per month).
- Additional Information
We are in the Sunday Times Top 10 Organisations for Apprenticeship providers.
Keys offer a benefits package including career progression, competitive salary, enhanced pay scales, family support, and many other employee-friendly incentives.
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Support Worker in Crawley employer: Keys Group
Keys Group is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its staff, offering competitive pay rates and additional income opportunities. With a strong focus on employee growth through funded qualifications and a supportive management team, working in Sudbury provides a fulfilling environment where you can make a meaningful impact in the lives of children with complex needs.
