Children's Residential Support Worker - Rewarding Impact on Young Lives (Apply in minutes)
Witherslack Group Wigan Full-time
33,374 - £39,542 assuming good attendance and up to 4 sleep ins per month**
## **Those huge small victories**
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Working in our Children’s Homes means being a part of a young person’s day today life. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our
support workers enable our young people to get their childhood back and create
pathways to become well rounded adults – an incredibly rewarding role to have.
There will be challenges along the way but there will also be the smallestmoments which feel like a huge small victory!
Our homes accommodate young people with social, emotional and mental healthneeds, and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people
in our care. Our support workers are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even
the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little
things.
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## **Get out what you put in**
You’ll take care of our young people day to day, making sure things runsmoothly and creating lasting memories. This involves making sure they are up
and ready for school, helping with homework, completing paperwork and planning
activities. Evenings and weekends are for fun, whether that’s playing on the
Xbox, a game of football, having a film day or going go-karting – not a bad
way to spend your day at work! Working here is never dull, and the work really
matters. It’s about tapping into each young person’s needs, personality and
potential - and guiding them toward a positive future.
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## **What we do for you**
We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, wereward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With
us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people –
plus you’ll get:
- **Salary** : Base salary of £28,134 - £34,302
- **Bonuses** : In addition to your base salary you’ll do up to 4 sleep ins per months, these are paid at £80 per sleep (approx. £3,840 per year) and £1,400 Attendance Allowance – assuming good attendance
- **Training** : A full 4-week induction on our Care Academy
- **Holiday** : You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday
- **Progression** : If career development is your thing, most of our team leaders and managers have been promoted from within our group – plus you could join our ‘Aspire’ future managers programme
- **Flexible benefits package** : meaning you can increasedecrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance – check out our benefits [here](https:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukcareersour-culturebenefits)
- **Wellbeing:** a host of
- **Medical cover** so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of **high-street discounts**
- **Meals provided** while you’re at work
- **Beautiful working environments** with the very best facilities – check out our homes [here](https:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukour-locationsour-childrens-homes)
- **A recommend a friend scheme** that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
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**Bring your whole-self to work**
Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s whatmakes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that
diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young
people to be themselves. You don’t need experience, but there are a few things
we’ll be looking for from you:
- A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
- We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must
- The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations
- A full UK driving licence which you’ve held for at least 12 months
- If you don’t have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we’ll pay for you to study and support you every step
of the way
You’ll start life as a RSW by joining our ‘Care Academy’ – 4 weeks of off thejob training with experienced WG professionals to help you feel confident and
ready to support our young people.
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## **Join the UK’s best special education and care provider**
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same aboutour teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led
employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
_The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfareof its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will
cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer
welcoming applications from all sections of the community._
_For a full job description and person specification, please click__[here](http:witherslackgroup.box.comsa1r4y06wfk7r8wvph06z3uzxo65l7kpn)._
_To view our ex-offenders policy pleaseclick[here](http:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukmediadj3myptcrecruitment-of-
ex-offenders-policy.pdf)._
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