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Children's Support Worker in Maiden Bradley

Acorn Education and Care are currently hiring Children’s Support Workers in Wiltshire!Role: Children’s Support WorkerSalary: £23,933.00 per annum plus sleep-ins paid at £45.00 per nightHours: Full-time, Permanent (43.75 hours per week, varied shift patterns)Location: Maiden Bradley, WiltshireHow we reward youWe want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:Basic salary: £23,933.00 per annum Sleep ins paid at £45.00 per nightFunded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purch

Job description

Acorn Education and Care are currently hiring Children’s Support Workers in Wiltshire!

Role: Children’s Support Worker

Salary: £23,933.00 per annum plus sleep-ins paid at £45.00 per night

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (43.75 hours per week, varied shift patterns)

Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire

How we reward you

We want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

  • Basic salary: £23,933.00 per annum 
  • Sleep ins paid at £45.00 per night
  • Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
  • Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
  • Life Assurance
  • Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
  • Earn £1000 by referring a friend
  • “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

  • A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
  • 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
  • Cycle to Work Schemes
  • Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover

The Opportunity

Our next Children’s Support Worker will be someone who has: 

  • A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
  • The understanding that the people we care for can be challenging.
  • Patience, resilience, and calmness.
  • The ability to become the “go to” person for help, support and guidance with their everyday needs.
  • The willingness to learn not only about the people we support, but the ins and outs of Children’s Residential Care

Some of your duties would be as follows

  • Supporting the children to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
  • Completing relevant paperwork
  • Undertaking household tasks
  • Engage our children and young people in tasks and activities

The Location

Acorn Education & Care are recruiting Children’s Support Workers to join our teams within the Wiltshire area. Your empathy and warmth will enable you to support vulnerable children aged 7-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). This means that the Children we care for may have experienced challenging or traumatic upbringings and may have difficulties with anxiety, mental health or in some cases self-harm.

Kates Bench Farm is a 4 bedded residential provision for both girls and boys aged between 10 -18 with Social Emotional Mental Health challenges (SEMH). We require a Residential Support Worker to join our team. Kates Bench Farm is set in a rural location in Wiltshire, we offer trauma informed holistic approach to care, which is designed to provide an enriching and positive environment in which the young people are able to achieve their full potential.  

Kates Bench is based in Maiden Bradley, a small village outside Warminster and is within commuting distance from Bath, Salisbury, Bristol and surrounds 

To apply now please click Apply on Company Site and follow the on screen instructions or call us today on 01204 927626 and speak to one our dedicated talent scouts!

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS.

Extra information

Status
Closed
Education Level
University
Location
Maiden Bradley
Type of Contract
Full Time Jobs
Profession type
Home Care
Full UK/EU driving license preferred
No
Car Preferred
No
Must be eligible to work in the EU
No
Cover Letter Required
No
Languages
English

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