Are you looking to start a rewarding career as a Residential Support Worker?
Ohana Homes is offering an exciting opportunity for a Residential Support Worker within our organisation!
At Ohana Homes, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive, person-centred organisation. The aim of our organisation is to support young people to navigate their life journey to reach their full potential socially, emotionally, and academically by providing a scaffolded care approach. We promote independence for our young people within a friendly, caring home environment.
Ohana Homes runs three successful homes in the local area of Ramsgate. One home is a Registered EBD Children's Home. The other two are semi-independent living homes to support 16-24 year olds. In 2025 we will be transitioning one of our 16+ homes into another Registered EBD Children's Home.
We are looking for a caring and motivated Residential Support Worker to work with children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties. The role can be challenging but rewarding, so the successful candidate will require resilience, patience, understanding, and good parental values.
We are looking to welcome new members to join our small friendly team who can uphold the organisational values of being person-centred, nurturing, collaborative working, and family-oriented, to contribute to the creation of our family-feel children’s homes.
Your Role
As a Residential Support Worker, you will be integral in protecting and safeguarding the welfare, growth, and development of all children & young people placed in our care. You will be required to support young people in achieving positive outcomes; every day will be varied, interesting, and at times challenging. You will follow a planned structure daily, ensuring you are given clear direction with daily tasks you will be required to complete. You will support young people to make positive choices, learn healthy routines, take them to school and appointments, participate in activities, help with education, complete household tasks, and ensure records are up-to-date.
Requirements
We are looking for someone who:
* Is flexible and able to work varying shifts including sleep-ins as required
* Has 1 year experience in residential care work is desired but not essential as full training and support is able to be offered in-house
* Has good levels of numeracy and literacy with qualifications at Level 2 and above
* Is passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential
* Has excellent communication and social skills
* Has good IT skills
* Is able to work well autonomously on own initiative
* Is positive, with a ‘glass half full’ attitude
* Is down-to-earth, friendly, and approachable
* Is motivated and able to motivate others
* Is professional, well-presented, and a positive role model
* Is empathetic, compassionate, patient, and non-judgemental
* Is a team player
* Is committed to the Safeguarding of young people
* Must be willing to undergo Level 3 qualification training after passing a 6-month probationary period
* Must drive and have a clean driver's licence
Basic Hours: 37 per week. Extra shifts & sleeps may be available as overtime when the needs of the business dictate to cover annual leave and sickness.
Potential Salary:
Qualified Support Worker Rate: £31,734 estimated earnings based on 45 hours and one sleep per week, or £33,984 based on 45 hours and two sleeps.
Unqualified Support Worker Rate: £30,564 estimated earnings based on 45 hours and one sleep per week, or £32,814 based on 45 hours and two sleeps.
Shift Rates: £12.10 per hour for unqualified support staff. £12.60 per hour for qualified support staff.
Sleep Pay Rate: £50 per night for sleep-ins.
Benefits:
* 33 days annual leave
* Automatic enrolment into a pension scheme
* Free access to the Employee Assistance Program - including counselling & welfare
* Full induction programme
* Free DBS & Update Service (Update Service signup fee to be reimbursed after probationary period)
* Blue Light Card
* Half day leave for your birthday
* Staff Christmas meal funded by the Company
* Commitment to individual career progression
* Employee incentive referral scheme
Safer Recruitment
All job offers are subject to successful DBS checks and satisfactory references, an individual not being listed on the POVA register, and are subject to a final offer of employment being made by Ohana Homes.
Ohana Homes and its personnel are fully committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Appointments will be subject to satisfactory recruitment and vetting checks, including two references, one of which must be your current or most recent employer. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, we will ask for references prior to interview (subject to consent being given).
Please note: CVs will not be accepted and a full application form must be completed.
Once successful, all staff will undertake training and development leading to recognised professional qualifications with long-term career and promotion prospects.
Applicants that have previously applied for a position in our homes within the last 6 months need not apply.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender’s Act.
Children’s Regulations - applicants must be over 22 years of age.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.10-£12.60 per hour
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Night shift
* Overtime
* Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Ramsgate: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:
* Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
* Fluent English (required)
Licence/Certification:
* NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
* Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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