Job Description
Safe Haven residential is a new multi-buildings children’s home. We currently have a full Ofsted application ready to be submitted. At present Safe Haven are working towards building a strong staff team. Want to work in a children’s home that makes a positive, lasting difference to children’s lives? Safe Haven Residential LTD are looking for people like you to join our brilliant team.
Are you an experienced Residential Support Worker or Youth Worker, or do you have no experience but are looking to build a career in residential care? We need determined, resilient people to be long lasting, significant adults in a child’s life.
With our structured pay-scales and clear career progression paths, we can support you with the training and experience to develop into a Senior Residential Support Worker, Deputy Manager or Residential Manager. We know that children benefit from having consistent, long-term adults in their lives, therefore your career progression, happiness and wellbeing is paramount to us.
Safe Haven Residential LTD is built around accepting a child as they are in a non-judgemental way. You will teach them to build self-esteem and accept themselves, helping their journey into adulthood.
What makes us different?
- Safe Haven makes the houses, homes - We invest heavily in ensuring homes are beautifully decorated, allowing children to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives.
- Generous budgets devoted to children – Each of our homes are given substantial investment to allow for all children to really experience a childhood, including holidays abroad, recreational activities and special events.
- Direct therapeutic work with children – We aim to provide all children with therapy, driven by industry leading psychologists and practise. This will include therapeutic training for all staff.
What will I do as a Residential Support Worker?
- Using your experience and skills – further developed with our support and training, you will assist with the care of our children and young people.
- All of our homes adopt therapeutic practise, giving you the opportunity to develop into a specialist care provider. Training also includes reflective practise to consistently improve the way we care for children.
- You will create positive relationships with the children, meeting their needs and safeguarding them at all times.
- You will create timetables, setting boundaries and expectations for the young people. Consistency and organisation skills are key.
- You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
If you want to develop your career and make a real difference to a child or young person's life, apply to be a Residential Support Worker with Safe Haven Residential today.
The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check. In order to be successful in your application you will be subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process and must adhere to a strict code of conduct regarding your behaviour at all times.
Safe Haven Residential LTD values equality and diversity across our workforce and aims to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of the children and young people within our care. In support of this commitment, we welcome applications from all ethnical backgrounds.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.50 - £11.50 dependant on experience and qualifications. £50.00 per sleep in.
0 hours contract with a view to becoming full time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- free food
- Core Training
- Career progression
Work Location: In person
If you have any further queries then please contact the company director: Joseph Ball at [email protected]
Alternatively you can see our vacancies at www.safehavenresidential.com
Job Type: Zero hours contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: £10.50-£11.50 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Batley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
Work Location: One location