Residential Support Worker

CARETECH ,
Hereford, Herefordshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £21,936 per annum

Overview

BRANAS ISAF- Therapeutic Residential Children’s Service - Herefordshire/ Worcestershire Border OTE £21,936.00 Prior to qualification (£17,077.00 £67.50 per sleep-in worked.) OTE £23,860.00 Qualified (£19,000 £67.50 per sleep-in worked) Based on 40 hour per week contract. Shift work For over 25 years, Branas Isaf has been delivering an outstanding integrated model of education, therapy and therapeutic care to young people who present a range of complex interpersonal behavioural issues. Your role as a support worker for Branas Isaf is to encourage our young children towards a better understanding of their previous behaviour. Enabling them to improve their interpersonal functioning, first within the therapeutic home environment and ultimately in the wider community. Our team of support workers come from all backgrounds and having a wide range of transferable skills from previous environments. Key Qualities Friendly, passionate and caring nature Positive, pleasant and approachable Empowering others to become stronger and more confident in controlling their lives Person Centred, allowing our children to explore & utilise their own strengths Innovative, by using or showing new methods and ideas Experience in residential childcare & QCF Level 3 or equivalent (or willingness to work towards- we will support) Driver (company provide a car during working hours) Able to work unsociable hours (evenings, nights and weekends) Benefits Full, Part time or Flexi contracts available Competitive salary including enhanced qualified rates 4 week paid induction programme Dedicated learning and development programmes including fully funded QCF Level 3 Face to face therapeutic training Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topic Free DBS check Free parking Free meals on shift (residential homes only) Refer a friend scheme’ reward system - earn up to £250 per referral Pension scheme Annual Employee Awards Evening Employee recognition schemes Company vehicle to use when in work CareTech Foundation- Opportunity to apply for family & friend’s grants. Being part of one of the UK’s leading specialist therapeutic providers. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and Regulated Activity, which will include a check against the barred children’s list. Branas Isaf is part of the CareTech PLC family- one of the largest Social Care providers in the UK.