To apply for this role please visit our website, where you can find the link to launch the application form - https://lptrust.org.uk/job-role/bank-residential-support-worker/
We are happy to have an informal chat with anyone interested in applying or wanting to learn more about the role. You can book a 15-minute informal call with the team by contacting us at [email protected].
Role: Bank Residential Support Worker
Place of work: Sutton, London
Hours of work: Sessional bank staff – flexible shift pattern, no fixed hours
Salary: £14.80 per hour (£16.58 inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay)
Level of screening: Enhanced DBS
- Do you have experience working with young people or vulnerable adults?
- Are you good at de-escalating challenging behaviour in children, teenagers or adults?
- Are you looking for flexible work with shifts you can pick up around your studies, childcare or other commitments?
- Do you want to work in a state-of-the-art children’s home that is taking an innovative approach to residential care?
Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust is looking for bank workers to join our team in our award-winning, not-for-profit residential children’s home in Sutton, London. Our home provides care for up to six 11–18-year-olds who experience emotional and behavioural challenges.
Why join our team of bank staff?
- Get paid £14.80 per hour (plus 12.07% holiday pay)
- Opportunities to apply to progress into full-time roles in the team when they become available - we are opening a second children's home in Sutton, so more roles will become available
- Flexible work that allows you to pick up shifts around your education, work, family and social commitments
- Join a fantastic group of colleagues working in a supportive and social environment
- We invest in your development, with a paid induction and ongoing training opportunities
- You’ll get to work in an incredible, newly-refurbished building – see for yourself with the virtual tour on our website
- Work for a charity where you know money is reinvested back into the homes, supporting young people and the staff that work with them.
- Enjoy building rewarding relationships with young people, providing practical day-to-day care for them in a loving and supportive way and sharing your interests during fun activities.
About the role
Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust is a charity that creates children’s homes where children can thrive. We are recruiting bank team members to join our children’s home in Sutton, which can support up to six 11–18-year-olds with emotional and behavioural difficulties. We are recruiting skilled, reliable and compassionate bank workers to join the diverse team of practitioners working in our home, to provide shift cover for annual leave, training and sickness.
We are looking for people who:
- Are kind and caring, honest and reliable, and can be good advocates and role models for our children
- Are experienced in working with children or other vulnerable groups, such as youth work, social care, schools, residential settings, prisons or mental health provision. We are particularly keen to hear from those who have experience managing and de-escalating challenging behaviour in children, teenagers or adults
- Can quickly build relationships with children and colleagues
- Are proactive and willing to get stuck in straight away
- Can find the balance between being warm, friendly and supportive, while also being professional and acting as a good parent would to hold boundaries and put children’s best interests first
- Can bring fun ideas and activities to help better connect and form strong relationships with our young people, and enjoy going out and about in the community to explore new things together
- Will be proactive in interacting with young people and with helping around the home, whether that is getting out in the garden to referee a basketball tournament or getting some cleaning done while things are quiet
If this sounds like you, please visit our website to read the job description and person specification and apply: https://lptrust.org.uk/job-role/bank-residential-support-worker/
Safer Recruitment
At Lighthouse we are committed to safeguarding all children and young people in our care. As part of our recruitment process we conduct rigorous checks and vetting of all applicants in line with legal and regulatory requirements, and best practice.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (police records) check, including overseas police checks where necessary. Please note that this post is exempt from the limitations of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, and as such all previous cautions and convictions will need to be disclosed as part of any application.
Job Types: Part-time, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract
Pay: £14.80 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid training
Experience:
- child, youth or vulnerable adult: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3 Diploma forResidential Childcare (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
