LD Senior 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.

• Is 22 years of age or above (to meet Ofsted regulations)
• Minimum 12 months' experience working as Residential Support Worker
• Has a valid manual driving license.
• Able to provide evidence of progress and transfer their qualification to Compass. 
• Currently holds or working towards Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, with at least 50% of the qualification completed. 

Your day-to-day responsibilities as a Senior Residential Support Worker:

Compass Homes are built around accepting a child as they are in a non-judgemental way. You will teach them to build self-esteem and accept themselves, helping their journey into adulthood.

• Using life skills, you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference within a child’s life. You will meet a variety of children and young people, some of whom may require high levels of supervision and support.
• Within this leadership role, you will not only ensure the welfare and care of each child but also give guidance and support to all residential workers.
• You will be committed to making a difference, this includes being responsible for staff supervision, leading shifts, ensuring placement plans are followed, policies, procedures, risk assessments, rotas and making sure that education is supported.
• You will create positive relationships with the children, meeting their needs and always safeguarding them.

What makes us different?

You will be part of the compass community of over 30 homes, you will be supported in your day-to-day job role by a friendly and supportive management team. We will supply you with extensive and relevant training to support you and ensure your career development.

• 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.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We have excellent internal frameworks including REACH and GRACE which all contribute towards your day-to-day job role. Above all we thrive on our ethos “Potential Not Perfection” meaning we will consider ALL applications, so if you have limited or no experience please get in touch, we would love to hear from you!

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.
• 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.

• Career Development - We will put you on our Passport to Manage training and give you the opportunity to get your Level 5. This will give you a clear pathway into a management role.

• Work/Life Balance – We offer great flexible working patterns.

If you want to develop your career and make a real difference to a child or young person's life, apply to be a Senior 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.