LD Residential Support Worker

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child? Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach. Integrity, Courage and Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fixing what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we’d like you to be part of it. Work in a children’s home that makes a positive, lasting difference to children’s lives. This role is ideal for experienced Residential Workers or Youth Workers, as well as those with no previous experience who are looking to build a career in residential care.

We are looking for determined, caring and thoughtful people to become long-lasting, significant adults in a child’s life, and this could be the role for you.

This is a residential home for children and young people with learning disabilities. You will be working as part of a team in a beautifully set therapeutic home with its own school and outdoor activities.

Your Day-to-day Responsibilities As a Residential Support Worker

• Using your experience and skills (further developed with our support and training), you will assist with the care of our children and young people.
• All our homes adopt therapeutic practise, giving you the opportunity to develop into a specialist care provider. Training also includes reflective practise to consistently improve the way we care for children.
• You will create positive relationships with the children, meeting their needs and always safeguarding them.
• You will create timetables, setting boundaries and expectations for the young people. Consistency and organisation skills are key.
• You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.

You will be working as a support worker as well as giving support as a Teaching Assistant in the classroom setting, offering support and guidance to the young people all the time building relationships and acting as a positive role model in the lives of our young people.

With our structured pay-scales and career progression paths, we can support you with the training and experience to develop into a Senior Residential Support Worker, Deputy Manager or Residential Manager. We know that children benefit from having consistent adults that stick around in their lives, therefore your career progression, happiness and wellbeing is paramount to us.

What makes us different?

• We make a house a home - We invest heavily in ensuring homes are beautifully decorated and looked after, so children can express their characters, feel safe, and enrich their lives.
• Generous budgets devoted to children – Each of our homes are given substantial investment to allow for all children to really experience a childhood. This includes holidays abroad, recreational activities, and special events.
• Direct therapeutic work with children – We aim to provide all children with therapy, driven by industry leading psychologists and practise. This will include therapeutic training for all staff.
• Bespoke systems – You’ll spend more time working directly with children rather than duplicating reports and paperwork with our bespoke, time saving incident reporting system.
• Detailed and supportive training – We give you a ‘Skills to Care’ induction. All new starters complete 2 separate weeks of classroom-based training as well as a week of shadow shifts to best prepare you for your new role.
• Flexible work patterns – This can be discussed during interview, for example, 3 days on, 6 days off.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures.

What Compass Offers You

• Competitive Salary - We used structured pay grades, so salary is based on your training and experience so that you are always paid fairly.
• Bonuses – Receive a £100 bonus for achieving a ‘Good’ Ofsted outcome for the home, and a £200 bonus for achieving ‘Outstanding’. Also receive £200 service award on your two-year anniversary.
• Recognition & Awards - The chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our REACH Awards.
• Life Assurance Scheme - 3 x annual salary after successful completion of your probation review.
• Health and Wellbeing Day – Additional day’s leave to support your mental health.
• Increased Holiday - 224 hours holiday increasing gradually to 248 hours after 4 years’ service.

If you want to develop your career and make a real difference to a child or young person's life, apply to be a Residential Support Worker with Compass today.

Please note that you must be 22 years old or above to apply as per children’s homes regulations. You must also have a valid driving licence. The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check. To be successful in your application you will be subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process and must adhere to a strict code of conduct regarding your behaviour at all times.

Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.

About You About Us

About Us Compass Community is a national children's services provider, delivering fostering, residential, educational, and therapeutic services for the young people in our care.

We are a progressive, child-centred service, putting the wellbeing of our children and young people at the front and centre of everything we do.

We are proud to offer good and outstanding services in all of our regions across England and Wales, championing our staff teams who help us towards these outcomes.