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Children's Home Support Worker

Employer
Homes 2 Inspire
Location
Daventry, Northamptonshire
Salary
£25,318 - £25,823 per annum/ £11.17 - £11.42 per hour (Inclusive of 1 sleep-in per week at £40 each)
Closing date
31 Aug 2022

Job Details

Children’s Home Support Worker

Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire

Salary: £25,318 - £25,823 per annum/ £11.17 - £11.42 per hour (Inclusive of 1 sleep-in per week at £40 each - an additional £2,080 per year)

Additional earning potential: Overtime opportunities available across other homes within Homes2Inspire! Take the opportunity to experience working across a different range of services - and increase your earnings! 

Job Ref: 24694

Are you a positive role model looking for an exciting, new career opportunity providing invaluable support to children and young people? 

Homes2Inspire Ltd are proud to be a part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK and internationally.

At Homes2Inspire, we are passionate about what we do. As one of the country’s top Children’s Home providers, we strive for excellence in the care we provide, ensuring our children and young people are safe and supported day-to-day. 

We are opening two new services in Northamptonshire and are looking for individuals who are ready to take the next step in their career to support the 3 bedded services! The homes will be 3 bedded services which includes 1 bed for the admission of children in a self-contained annex.

Working with children over a time limited period, these residential children's homes will enable children the space, safety, and calm to understand their current position and help to quickly ready them for what happens next. This will mean working closely with the social care teams, foster carers and families to understand the child and their needs as well as identifying and working with the team around the child to establish what is currently available to support them.

The Ideal Candidate 

We welcome applicants with qualifications and relevant experience, but our ideal candidate is not necessarily someone with previous experience. If you are someone with the qualities we are looking for in a candidate, we want to support you with your career every step of the way.

We are looking for resilient candidates with a ‘can-do’ approach who have a desire and willingness to learn, are a team player and above all want to support our young people to have fun, learn, stay safe and thrive in the home and the community! 

We would prefer candidates to have full UK driving licence, but this is not essential for this role.

The Journey 

You will be supported by Homes2Inspire to get all the training and qualifications needed for you to carry out your role, including a 2-week initial training course to cover mandatory requirements before commencing work within the home. 

The fully funded initial training course will include subjects such as Safeguarding, Health and Safety, First Aid, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma, Reporting & Recording and our own BILD certified Minimising Physical Intervention ’Safe and Sound’ training program. 

Once in the home, you will commence ‘shadow shifts’ initially and will receive support from your supervisor and the team around you with learning the ropes, the homes routines and of course - our young people and their individual needs! 

During your career with Homes2Inspire you will receive further support with your continuous professional development.

The Benefits 

Aside from the fulfilling aspect of helping to support young people reach positive outcomes, we offer and excellent benefits package, including 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays with increases with length of service plus the ability to purchase additional annual leave, shopping, cinema and holiday discounts, and a ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme where employees can earn a £500.00 bonus every time for referring the right candidate to us.

For further information, including a job description and details on how to apply, please visit

Current vacancies (shaw-trust.org.uk)

Please note: 

All successful candidates will be subject to a vetting process in line with safer recruitment requirements. This includes right to work checks, Enhanced DBS Check for Children and Adults workforce (H2I will cover the cost of this check) and satisfactory reference checks in line with safer recruitment requirements. 

Please note we are not currently able to support any visa sponsorship applications. 

Company

At Homes2Inspire, part of the Shaw Trust Group, we are passionate about what we do. As one of Ofsted’s top 10 private and voluntary children’s homes providers, we strive for excellence in the care we provide, ensuring our children and young people are ready for the next stages of life. We provide a home to over 100 children, in 27 locations across the country and are a provider of choice for local authorities.

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In order to provide the best care for our children and young people, we want to have the best team.

In addition to job satisfaction and quality training and personal development throughout your career, staff can enjoy the following employee benefits:

  • 20 days annual leave plus 8 Bank holidays in lieu.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Shopping, cinema, and holiday discounts.

Homes2inspire offer careers in a rewarding industry, with job security and opportunities for progression and development. Previous experience is not essential, except for our senior positions. We encourage applicants who have
transferable skills and an enthusiasm for working with young people to apply.

If you have the passion and drive to improve the lives of children and young people and want to act as a positive role model we would like to hear from you.

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