At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a caring team supporting children in a safe and loving home.
- Company: Keys, dedicated to safeguarding and promoting welfare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, fully funded training, and 28 days annual leave.
- Other info: Flexible shifts, enhanced pay scales, and exciting discount schemes.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while enjoying fun activities.
- Qualifications: Experience with children or transferable skills in care, education, or sports.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
What does the job involve?
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children, led and supported by a registered manager.
- Act as a professional parent, to give encouragement and praise.
- Enjoy fun days out such as fishing, ice skating, bowling and trampolining and revisit missed milestones.
- 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 and perform cleaning, laundry and cooking duties.
Qualifications
- Experience in working with children in care or transferable skills such as children's nursery, adult supported living, challenging behaviours, education, sports or working with vulnerable people.
- Ability to remain calm during challenging situations.
- Full UK driving licence is beneficial.
- Flexibility to work shifts and sleep‑ins.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: The Real Living Wage as a minimum.
- Full induction and introductory programme.
- Fully funded training and qualifications.
- Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience.
- Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay.
- Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service.
- NEST Pension Scheme and life assurance.
- Enhanced DBS check paid for by us.
- 28 days annual leave.
- Staff referral scheme – refer a friend and split a £500 referral bonus.
- Amusing discount schemes – access to Circle & Blue Light Card for discounts at high street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays.
Keys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Keys has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
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Support Worker in Havant 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.
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