Job Description
Please note the home is South Essex, North of the Dartford Tunnel
Compass Children’s Homes are currently recruiting for our home in the Southend area of Essex to work in a 6-bed home for children aged 8-17 with emotional and behavourial issues. Based in a beautifully set home converted to a high spec.
Your job role as a residential support worker will involve you working closely with children in care with you putting them at the centre of everything you do. Your day to day role will require you to support them in all aspects of their lives such as educational pursuits, hobbies and activities.
You will be part of the compass community of over 30 homes, you will be supported in your day to day job role by a friendly and supportive management team. We will supply you with extensive and relevant training to support you and ensure your career development.
Compass Children’s Homes are largely rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted and are looking for people like you to be join our brilliant teams. We have excellent internal frameworks including REACH and GRACE which all contribute towards your day to day job role. Above all we thrive on our ethos “Potential Not Perfection” meaning we will consider ALL applications, so if you have limited or no experience please get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
You will also benefit from our recently increased payscales and career development plan, being fully supported to work towards a Senior role and various other opportunities within the organisation.
Come and join us, be part of the community! Give us a call or send a CV, then Craig or Sharon will give you a call to take you through the application process and support you through the next step!
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
Perks we offer
- Earn up to £24,460.80 (O.T.E) You may be required to occasionally do sleep-ins (£50 per sleep-in). We used structured pay grades, so salary is based on your training and experience so that you are always paid fairly.
- Bonuses – Receive a £100 bonus for achieving a ‘Good’ Ofsted outcome for the home, and a £200 bonus for achieving ‘Outstanding’. Also receive £200 service award on your two-year anniversary.
- Discounts & Awards - Access to our health and wellbeing support platform. Receive cashback for various medical and wellbeing appointments and treatments with our MediCash scheme, as well as the chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our REACH Awards.
- Life Assurance Scheme - 3 x annual salary after successful completion of your probation review.
- Health and Wellbeing Day – Additional day’s leave to support your mental health.
- Increased Holiday - 224 hours holiday increasing gradually to 248 hours after 4 years’ service.
- Recommendation Payments - Earn up to £3,250 by recommending a foster carer or up to £1,000 by recommending a full-time staff member.
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 Compass today.
Please note you must have a valid driving licence.
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.
The Compass Community 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 individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,805.60-£24,460.80 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme
Supplemental pay types:
Work Location: In person