Waking Night inShoreham-By-Sea inShoreham-By-Sea PUBLISHED 31 MAY 2024

Brilliant salary, superb benefits, great work/life balance, and fantastic career development opportunities. Support Worker position available for an experienced Support Worker, Care Assistant, Care Worker or Childcare Practitioner looking to make a difference working with vulnerable children. Read about the amazing benefits of the role and click apply now to learn more and start the journey to your next role!

Waking Night Support Worker Role Benefits

Get a fantastic range of additional perks in your role, including:

• Amazing Training, Qualifications and Career Development. 28 days of paid training and support to achieve Level 3, 4 and 5 qualifications to enable you to progress to Deputy manager and Registered Manager level positions.
• Additional Holiday entitlement! Get an incredible package of between 23 and 32 days, increasing with length of service and opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Flexible working options, depending on your job role
• Staff discounts on hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers.
• Loyalty Payments made when staying in role for 6 months and 1 year
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
  
  

Waking Night Role

• To work within a residential care team supporting children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties within a residential care setting.
• Working under the direction of senior staff to ensure children are kept safe and engaged throughout the day
• Dealing with challenging behaviour (verbally abusive, possibly threatening behaviour)
• Being a positive role model at all times and maintaining a consistent and responsible approach
• Developing a functional approach in young people who are likely to have been rejected or have serious issues in coming to terms with their behaviour
• Supporting the young people to have equal opportunities to develop their independence & social skills in preparation for adult life.
• Liaising with parents, carers, other 3rd parties and the staff team.
• To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.
  
  

Support Worker Applicant Criteria

Experience: Applicants welcome from all social care, healthcare and education backgrounds as there are roles at various levels and numerous grades within each job title. If you have worked as a Support Worker, Care Assistant, Care Worker, Childcare Practitioner, Teaching Assistant, or other relevant role, please apply now. If you are in doubt, please apply and we will gladly review your CV and contact you back for an initial discussion to assess your options.

Please send across your CV now to be considered for this exciting opportunity and we will be in touch for a friendly initial chat