Residential Support Worker

Do you have a passion for working children and young people? Do you have some professional experience working with young people? A job working for the council could be for you!

I am looking for passionate Support Workers with experience working with Children and/or Young Adults with either traumatic backgrounds, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or Challenging Behaviours.

My client is the local council who have a portfolio of children's homes offering residential care and support for young people with behavioural difficulties, traumatic backgrounds, learning disabilities and complex needs based in Doncaster.

If you have experience with children and young people in SEN education, youth work, young offenders or fostering, a career in children's homes is for you.

Benefits include:

• £28,132 plus £40.77 per sleep in (approx. £31,000 per annum OTE)
• 8.5% Allowance for Unsociable Hours into your salary on top
• Public Sector benefits including annual pay reviews, enhanced pension benefit
• Job security in a local council employer
• Excellent progression opportunities within the council

Do you have:

• Experience of working within children or young adults with learning disabilities, mental health, or behaviours that challenge - SEN School, youth work, community young people, children's learning disabilities, semi-independent services, care leavers, youth justice, children's homes
• Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent (or willingness to complete)
• Ability to complete shifts patterns, weekends, and overnight stays.

For more information apply now.

Please note, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.