Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker - Nuneaton - Up to £35K

Hamptons is delighted to collaborate with a devoted Children's Residential Community situated in the semi-rural surroundings of Nuneaton.

Join a groundbreaking Therapeutic Community committed to guiding children through recovery from early traumatic experiences, fostering positive attachment, and mitigating the impact of adversity. Situated in a picturesque rural setting with purpose-built children's homes, this magical environment focuses on nurturing trust, belief, and future skills. The model is rooted in neurodevelopmental, trauma-resolution principles, and positive attachment practices, guided by the Sanctuary Model.

Location: Nuneaton, North Warwickshire
Contracted Hours: Full Time (shift work based on 2 days on and 4 off)
Salary: £14.54 an hour (£35,00 per year salary inc sleep ins)
On Call payments also made at an additional rate of £40 per day.

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Working with the Management team to ensure that systems and standards are maintained at a high-quality level.
• You will be nominated daily shift lead, by planning organising and ensuring completion of team duties for the day and handover to oncoming shifts.
• You must be able to motivate, support and guidance for staff on duty, on all shifts. Provide Staff supervision and appraisals.
• To provide on call support for staff, from home on a rota basis.
• Organising rotas and ensuring correct deployment of staff team
• To actively promote and take part in social, leisure, educational, life skills, holidays and other activities with children and young people.
• To support each young person to maintain a high standard of personal care; including intimate care, personal hygiene, health and sexual health needs and awareness and any mobility support that is needed.
• To support the medical health needs of children and young people, inclusive of medication administration, medical appointments and therapeutic and mental health and wellbeing needs.

Experience and Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years' experience in children residential care or similar experience is necessary for this role.
• A level 3 in Children and Young Peoples Workforce or equivalent is essential for this role.
• Full UK driving license
• Aged 18 or over
• Right to work in the UK
• Flexibility to work on a rota basis
• Investment in all employees, a full programme of mandatory training for the role as part of an induction and then further bespoke training provided.
• This role involves working SLEEP-INS on a rota basis, you must be fully flexible to meet the needs of the children we care for.

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Discounted food available in our on-site bistro
• Employee discount on a number of items through Blue Light Card
• Health & wellbeing programme via our Employee Assistance Program
• Free parking
• Refer a friend programme

For more information or to apply please send your CV to - - Or to discuss this vacancy in confidence please call Charlotte on 01926 354605

Hampton's Resourcing prides itself on creating opportunities for Social Care Manager's & Consultants to challenge themselves to continually develop their skills and experience. Our aim is to consistently find work for the most talented individuals within Children's and Adults Services across the UK