Senior Residential Support Worker

Permanent – Full Time

Imagine if you could change just one person’s life, where no two days are the same and you’re making a huge difference helping to transform our children’s lives, working at A Wilderness Way means just that. Our Senior Residential Support Workers are role models to our children and staff alike. They lead by example and have unity with their manager. In return we offer a great work life balance, support and recognition, along with a sector leading salary.

Main Responsibility

• Providing emotional support
• Help build a routine by getting involved in cooking, sports, writing, music, relaxing and more
• Working with the child, our Teachers, and Therapists to come up with activity ideas
• Offer a high-quality service to help teach the children new skills and nurture their confidence.
• ​Mentoring, Supporting and Coaching new staff

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in the Residential Children's Services sector or have worked in a similar setting working with children with challenging behaviour
• Achieved your Level 3 Diploma or equivalent in Children and Young People’s Workforce or be willing to undertake this in your first 2 years of working with us
• A willingness to work early, late and night shifts (shifts start between 8am-9am)
• Resilient, dedicated and have a can-do attitude
• Hold a Full UK Manual Licence and have access to your own car

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland as we follow safer recruitment processes. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• A 24/7 employee assistance and counselling programme
• Access to our above-and-beyond recognition scheme
• Fully funded training for your CPD and recognised qualifications
• Employee medical benefit scheme
• Lots of employee engagement events and discounts schemes with access to our above-and-beyond recognition scheme
• The salary advertised includes sleep ins.
• Double time for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day
• All mandatory training hours are paid for

About the Company

AWW is one of the UK’s leading specialist providers of residential care for children who have suffered trauma and adversity.

Our homes are located in the peaceful and inspirational countryside of Cumbria, Northumbria, the Yorkshire Dales National Park and southern Scotland. Here, children experience safety and stability, as well as our renowned spirit of adventure and challenge: the ‘Wilderness Way’. With our support, children are able to thrive.

Just imagine the lives we can turn around together. A Wilderness Way – specialist care that creates a path to a better tomorrow.

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