Salary: £26,364 to £27,783 per annum - PLUS EXTRA £3k - £6k per annum for sleep in duties Location: Nr Portsmouth Sector: Children and young people with complex behaviours Residential Support Worker Who we are looking for: You will need to have experience supporting young people who have complex behaviours for this role. Your role and the service: You will advocate for each young persons needs, rights and views and ensure that these are met. You will also make certain that each young persons individuality, difference and diversity are always appreciated and that the young people are provided with equal opportunities and are not discriminated against. Principal Responsibilities Acting as a professional parent, nurturing and caring for the young people Providing high quality care that will enable each young person to grow and develop healthily. Implement and maintain clear and consistent boundaries for the creation of a safe and secure environment Be an active and willing participant in all team activities (i.e. weekly team meetings, training, etc). You will be expected to embrace company values, undergo modular training and implement your training in the homes. Professional Development and Learning: The company works closely with all staff to identify their individual training needs and provide a supported programme to encourage professional development. For the first six months you will be closely supervised and supported to work through an industry standard induction programme, the foundation for your probation period. At times you will need to manage the challenging behaviours and unfortunately some levels of violence will be displayed by the young people. Training and support is given on how to effectively manage a broad range of behaviours. You will learn how to utilise diffusion or distraction techniques and if these have not dissipated the challenging behaviours, as a very last resort a young person may need to be physically held. Hunts Recruitment acts as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. We are an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.