We are looking for Children’s Residential Support
Workers who care about making every moment matter for the children and
young people, regardless of qualifications or experience.
Whilst fully embracing the company ethos support workers
provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower young people we
support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone's
individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life
they want to live.
Location: Walsall
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per
week
Shifts: Days, evenings, weekends
Job type: Permanent
We do not offer sponsorship
About you
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to
supporting children in a way which enables their development and respects their
dignity?
We are looking for people who share our core values and are
able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are
five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.
‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity,
Diversity, Empathy’
You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent
communication skills and able to work as part of our team.
Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning
disabilities is preferred but all training will be provided.
The role
- To
provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the children
and young people to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting
everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to
live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
- Promote
the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual
beliefs and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
- Facilitating
social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and
friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their
choice.
- General
housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as,
possibly, elements of personal care.
- As
part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records
and documents.
What we can offer
- Refer
a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic
people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each
time a successful referral is made *
- Above
and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do
amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award
contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection
feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
- Long
service awards we recognize your contribution to
the team and celebrate long service
- Employee
benefits app stay connected to our community,
receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information
about learning & development opportunities.
- Cycle
to work you can save money and get fit with
our salary sacrifice scheme
- Pension we
will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Life
cover you will be entitled to the death in service
benefit.
- Funded
qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to
develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career
with Swanton *
- Career
pathways we invest in our people and offer
apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn
has never been easier!
- Swanton
Educates we have our own training
qualification centre which can further support your development
- Trained
mental health first aiders available to
support you when you need someone to talk to
- Employee
Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential
access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
- Employee
Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to
listen to your feedback about working with us
- Monthly
staff prize draw
*subject to eligibility & criteria
We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
and require pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check before
commencement.