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Residential Support Worker

Action for Children35 open roles

Pay
£29,500 a year
Where
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Work mode
On site
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13.4% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Action for Children postings stay open a median of 14 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.2%1 day
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  4. 21.6%14 days
  5. 36.2%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted 15 days ago

Action for Children median: 14 days open

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Job Description

Role: Residential Support Worker

Salary: up to £29,500 per annum pro rata dependant on qualifications and experience

Location: Northampton.

Contract/Hours: 0 Hour Contract

Benefits:

  • Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
  • Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
  • Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
  • Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
  • Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
  • As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.

A bit about the role

We are currently looking for a Residential Support Workers to help us maintain providing excellent support to Children and young people aged 5 – 18.

As you can imagine, there's no job too small at Action for Children. Everyone contributes something special that helps us work towards our vision and our Residential Support Workers play a big part in this.

About the service

The Children’s Short Break centre is a residential home for children with learning and physical disabilities whose disabilities may include brain injuries, diagnosis of autism and complex behaviour, up to the age of 18.

The centre provides a structured environment to give parents and carers the opportunity to ‘recharge their batteries' in the knowledge that their child is in a safe and stimulating environment.

Our priority is putting children first; the children who use short break homes have very complex needs and sometimes life limiting disabilities.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

  • Understand how to engage with young people
  • Have a positive approach and ‘can do’ attitude
  • Ability to work on your own or as part of a team

Let's talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

  • Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
  • Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with children and young people and their families
  • Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
  • Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role
  • Use a solution-focused approach to resolve challenges independently and as part of a team

Why Action for Children?

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.

Will you join us?

How to apply

Contact: Please submit an application via our careers page. If you have any further questions, you can contact Jessica Jarvis at- [email protected] quoting reference 13785

Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

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