Children's Residential Senior Support Worker
Senior Support Worker
Salary: £26,728 to £27,660 per annum, depending on qualificationsMaximum full time job rate potential is £28,855 per annum, performance related
Hours: Full time (38 hours per week)Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk
About Break:
Break is a forward-thinking non-profit organisation that’s delivered unique support for young people across East Anglia for over fifty years.
We have a range of residential services, a fostering agency, Staying Close, Staying Connected and services for disabled children and their families.
As a trauma-informed organisation, all our young people and employees are supported by our highly skilled therapeutic team - and our lifelong offer means that even when young people leave our care, we will always be there for them.
We have low staff turnover and vacancy rates. 100% of our services are rated good or outstanding and deliver great outcomes for our young people.
Learn more about Break
Why Break?
At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.
About the role:
As a Break Senior Support Worker, you’ll be working hands-on day in day out with the young people living in the children’s home and act as the senior shift worker in the staff team.
While there will be still an opportunity to work directly with young people, you’ll also take on some extra responsibilities – line managing support workers and directing the staff and resources when on shift.
For some young people, the behaviours caused by the trauma they have experienced means they need additional support. Break’s solo children’s homes offer these individuals the full attention they need to be able to thrive.
You’ll work with a tight-knit team of colleagues to build a relationship and trust bond with the young people living at the home. You’ll be a positive role model, supporting them in overcoming their previous trauma and learning to trust in adults again, along with the help and guidance of your colleagues and Break’s therapeutic services.You will encourage new experiences, supporting the young people to develop their own identity.
You’ll be patient, thrive in a team environment, able to support those around you and have the emotional intelligence and resilience to manage challenging situations.
To be successful in the role you’ll be a good team player, and a problem solver.
You will need to successfully complete an NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare before you complete 24 months of Support Work. This will be fully funded by Break and you will be supported by our training team.
Please note that you must have a full, valid, manual driving licence.
In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:
- Free, career-enhancing qualifications
- A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £500 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £500 at the six-month mark. (Not available to candidates referred by recruitment agencies)
- A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break in care services. (subject to conditions)
- 31 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays)
- Annual leave purchase
- Additional service-related holiday from 2 years
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company funded medical cash plan
- Enhanced sick pay and family friendly leave
- Pension salary sacrifice
- Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary
- Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed)
- Access to multiple Wellbeing initiatives
- The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through our Staff Consultation Forum
- Cycle to Work and Tech scheme
- And more
Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section.
If you would like to develop your career and make a real difference in a child or young person’s life, use the ‘apply now’ button to be taken to our application site.
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.
The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.
An enhanced DBS check is required for the role. This will be funded by Break.
To comply with OFSTED requirements, you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments which you may need during the application or recruitment process. If there are adjustments you would like to request, please contact contactrecruitment@break-charity.org. We also offer reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UKVI requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines.Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.
For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email the Recruitment Team via contactrecruitment@break-charity.org
This job is also known as: Support Worker, Youth Worker, Care Worker, Children Support Worker, Children
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